Succubus Ascendant: An Urban Fantasy (The Telepathic Clans Saga Book 4) by BR Kingsolver

and I were trying to train you in covert operations tactics,” Rebecca said.
    “I multitask,” Irina said with a wry grin. “Just because I’m reading a fashion magazine doesn’t mean I’m not listening.” She looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath. “On July 21st, two years ago, we discussed various methods of insertion for covert operatives. Among those methods were several variations on creating captive or hostage situations that are more advantageous to us than to the captors.”
    She turned her attention back to Collin and Rebecca. “It just seems to make sense in this situation. They know all their own people. We’re not going to get anyone from O’Neill or O’Donnell inside that they trust.”
    Rebecca stared at her, mouth agape.
    “Do you know who trained Siobhan O’Conner in covert operations?” Collin asked.
    Both women shook their heads.
    “Maureen O’Donnell. Brenna’s mother. It was before my time, but Seamus and Rory have told me she was the best operative the Clan ever had. But Maureen could take more chances than other people could. In addition to being a succubus, she was a Dominant with the O’Neill Gift and air shielding. She was almost invulnerable as well as being lethal.”
    “So I have to be a little more cautious and subtle,” Irina said.
    “Yeah,” Rebecca said. “But, Collin, I think it would work. As she says, Brenna can track her, so we can pull her out if things get too sticky.”
    “You forget that these Irish fighters are far more familiar with Druids and their capabilities than other people. They all grew up around Druids.”
    “Yes,” Irina said, “but intellectually understanding what a Druid can do and fitting that into their own experiences are two different things. Mostly they’ll just avoid having sex with me. They won’t think of other things I can do. I mean, how dangerous can a tiny little thing like me be?”
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    Most of the tactical groups Collin sent out with the Irish Druids had sixty to ninety Protectors. It was decided to send only fifteen men with Irina to make them a more attractive target. Rebecca, who was linked to the diminutive young succubus, would follow at a discrete distance.
    “What’s the maximum distance you can track her?” Collin asked.
    “About half a mile,” Rebecca said. “I’ll need a car available in case they escape that way, but I can follow them fine if they stay on foot.”
    Collin didn’t say anything. He was a strong telepath, but his own range was half of hers, and she still hadn’t fully matured. He’d become so used to Brenna and Rebecca’s occasional matter-of-fact revelations concerning their abilities that he wasn’t even surprised anymore. He was just happy that he was on the same side as Seamus O’Donnell’s granddaughters.
    The area chosen for the operation was north of the shipyard where a major set of underground electrical cables ran. The team drove to a neighborhood four blocks north of the yard and then set out on foot, with Irina tracing the cables through her electrokinetic ability.
    Druids felt electricity without thinking about it. It was a constant background hum to them in an urban setting. Rebecca, who was also an electrokinetic but not a succubus, had to reach out and search for an electrical source. Irina simply needed to separate all the cables into individual sources in her mind.
    Collin’s plan for the succubi was to follow the cables until all connections and subsidiary cables had branched off. At the point where there was no more branching, and the cables left ran only into the shipyard, Irina would block the current. Using utility company maps, the team would then call in a team with a backhoe to dig up the street and physically cut the cable or cables.
    The team was less than a hundred yards from the fence surrounding the shipyard when Irina stopped, pointing at a spot in the street near a manhole. “Here,” she said to the Protectors.
    She walked across the street,