“You saw him, too?” I ask, meeting my best friend’s gaze over her head. He’s standing next to three dead Alphas.
Kieran, Lorcan, and Cillian, appear to be taking on the rest.
They won’t be able to stay here long before more Z-Clan packs show up.
But I doubt any of those Alphas will have the ability to collar us the way my brother did to me.
“Every night,” Nikiski whispers, making me frown.
Then I remember what I asked—if she saw Cael, too.
“Oh,” I reply.
“You need to go,” Nikiski says, pushing away from me. “You need to gonow.”
Those words are similar to what was said to me mere hours ago.
Which has my heart stalling in my chest. “Ashlyn…”
“I’ll see you in Lunar Sector,” Nikiski promises. “Thank you, butgo.”
For a beat, I’m torn. I’ve spent a century trying to find my little sister and fully expected her to need my comfort to heal.
But she’s telling me to go after my mate.
My mate who is in very real danger…
I hold my sister’s gaze for another beat.
Then shadow into the midst of chaos.
There’s blood everywhere.
Growls.
Grunts.
Howls.
And my Omega…screaming on the bed.
18
ASHLYN
Nomad Lands, Canada
A Minute or so Earlier
The wards have fallen.Every last one of them.
It’s a chilling realization that makes the quiet in the house that much more daunting.
I wait, the clock ticking in my mind.
Then a creak sounds from the stairs as the first Alpha ascends.
I don’t wait to see his face, just focus on his torso and pull the trigger the moment he appears.
