Lorenzo. Lennox, I’m calm. You can stop the fire show now.”
Lennox said nothing as he lowered his hands and the fire melted away. His gray eyes surveyed the room before he nodded. The white hair and light eyes were stark on the guy, especially paired with his black suit.
“I’ll stay here in case tempers flare again.” The Trinity Council member stepped back and leaned against the wall.
“So we go in and head to the Forgotten Tower. I know the way now, and with Nanshe, we could teleport directly.” Heath crossed his arms and stood tall.
A delicate snort came from outside the room. The wolves parted, allowing for Nanshe to enter, followed closely by Kallan, Teague, Eiravel, and Cynes. They were seething.
Carlo smiled at them, just because. “We don’t just run in. How long does it take to get to the Tower? Won’t she expect our arrival?”
“That trip isn’t short enough to keep my Fate from getting hurt. She can expect all she wants because I’m coming anyway. The Tethered and I are on the team and we go in.” Heath lifted his chin, showcasing his stubbornness.
Dominic rolled his shoulders. “Eiravel and Cynes are connected to my daughter, and it will destroy her if they get hurt. Also, you’re tied to Silva, who is tied to Kalinda. It wouldn’t make sense at all for you to go in there.”
“She is my Fate–”
“And we will make sure she comes home. But you are tied to more than just her,” Arturo argued.
“I am not going to leave her in danger. You didn’t sideline Romano. And Dominic was there for Zoey. Hell, Pasquale went on a mission with Giuliana.”
“Yes, and Romano almost lost Kalinda, and Pasquale and Giuliana weren’t mated yet. And even if they had been, their deaths would not kill others,” Dominic pushed back. “Don’t try to play that game.”
“I don’t answer to any of you. I’m sorry, and I didn’t want it to come to this, but I’m going in there.”
“Or we go in,” Nanshe interrupted.
Carlo groaned. He’d been letting the others speak some sense into the Unseelie, but there was no way he would now.
Woman, don’t do this.
She arched her brow but otherwise ignored him. “I can travel in with Heath and his Tethered men. My protection will allow him to get directly to the entrance of the tower.”
What? That was not happening. “You are going in there against Skuld with just five men. Are you mad?”
Nanshe shrugged. “I’m much stronger than them, and we only have to get into the tower.”
“I’d like to offer that I’d count for four times them by myself.” Romano smirked.
Arturo sighed. “Nanshe, I–”
Carlo didn’t hesitate to cut in on his Alpha’s argument. “I don’t care. That’s dangerous, and you made a point of coming to Encantado to get me, and now it’s perfectly fine to return?” Carlo was furious. This was madness. What sense would it make to do everything she had done just to jump into the fire again?
Taking a deep breath, Arturo spoke again. “I believe–”
“I can help,” Nanshe interrupted, the second person to completely disregard Arturo’s status.
Carlo wanted to grab her and drag her to the nearest surface. She was his, and now she wanted to leave? Something dark and rough reared its head inside him. “I said no, Nanshe.”
When she arched her brow at him, his wolf pushed forward with a growl. “I am not your property to do with what you want.”
“Carlo–”
He wasn’t listening to his Alpha, and he didn’t care. What was one more infraction? He stalked over to Nanshe, and the other wolves shifted, unsure of what was happening.
“You. Will. Not. Go.”
“You will stop this now!” Arturo’s Alpha call rolled out, pummeling the room.
Dominic and Pasquale struggled to remain on their feet, but Romano hit the floor. If it hadn’t been for Nanshe’s grip on him and her sudden glare at Arturo, Carlo would have been down beside him.
“I have had enough. Heath, you will take Kallan and Teague into the In Between. Dominic, you’ve got the compromise of Eiravel and Cynes remaining behind. Nanshe and Carlo will go with them so she’s protected as well. Lennox, can Kalinda spare you?”
Startled, the mage stepped forward. “I would assume so. And if Heath is going, protecting him would be paramount.”
“Then you will join. Nanshe, you can open portals. Can we have your swear that you will open one and send Heath back if he were to be in danger?”
“Yes, Alpha of the Moretti.”
They were all losing their damn