Arden’s Mate(41)

The front door opened and Tray came out with Sara by his side.

“Don’t you just love it?” Sara asked. She went to Remy, taking her hands and pulling her into the house.

“It’s very you, Sara.” The interior of the house was done in light, calming, warm tones of browns, blues, and greens. The house and its interior looked like it belonged in a home magazine. “It’s the perfect house for you. I remember you describing this in one of your dream goal books.” Remy followed Sara to the back of the house where a large family room was with French doors, and she gasped. “Sara, it overlooks the sea. It is your dream house.” She turned to face Sara. “You had two choices in that book of yours where you wanted to get married—a castle in England is out as everyone you love is home and you get married in a couple of days, the next…the beach with a reception in a huge tent filled with flowers and candles.”

Sara came to her and hugged her. “You remembered. Yes, Tray is doing everything for me.”

Remy remembered the dress and how it had gotten ruined with the circle of fire and the zombies. “Sara, I’m so sorry about the dress. I didn’t mean to wreck it.”

Sara glanced behind Remy, and a huge smile came over her face and she glowed. She returned her gaze to Remy and said, “It wasn’t your fault. You saved me. I’m not as good with all the fighting as everyone else. I help by icing things and coming if needed, but if I do Tray doesn’t leave my side and Logan and Hayden are always with me.”

Remy turned so everyone faced each other.

Sara rolled her eyes. “That happens even less now that I’m pregnant. If Tray had his way I’d never leave the house until I have the child.”

“Oh my God, you’re knocked up? What the fuck is with these werewolves? They have like super sperm or something.”

Tray puffed up like he was kingpin.

“You dope. That wasn’t a compliment,” Remy told him.

Sara giggled. “I have missed you so much, Remy. No one makes me laugh like you do.”

Sara hugged her and several things dawned on Remy. She patted her friend down. “I didn’t know. Are you sure you’re okay? Is the baby okay? My fire didn’t hurt you or the baby?”

That was only some of the things that went through her mind. She bit her lip as something Pet said to her yesterday repeated in her head. They must know you’re all carrying. She would be pregnant with her friend. She would be pregnant with a lot of the new mates. The zombies…why did they come for them and when they are so close to the wolves’ home? It would be a desperate move, especially without minions or demons. There were lots of zombies and they weren’t trying to kill. Well, not until they knew killing her would stop the fire.

“They want us.” She looked up at Tray and felt sick as she placed her hands on her stomach and glanced at Arden. “They took the risk at the bridal shop because they want us bad. It’s because we’re pregnant.” She looked over at Sara. “The demons want us. That’s why the zombies didn’t kill.” Remy’s knees crumpled, and she gripped Sara to steady herself.

“Pixie, you said we.” Arden gathered her into his embrace as Tray did the same with Sara.

“Pet told me. I’m not taking the wolfsbane. Even if she hadn’t told me what she saw, I still wouldn’t have taken it.”

“What did Pet tell you?”

“Not here. I want to tell you when it’s just the two of us. Right now we need to tell Kane and your brothers what the demons are up to. You need to talk to Pet. She knows things.”

“Arden, you talk to Griffen and tell him to expect guests. I’ll call a meeting.”

Remy knew something big was happening.

* * * *

Arden didn’t like how the elders were speaking to Pet. He knew they needed the information and that Pet had helped the demons, but they were forgetting she was a victim too. He nodded to Jamie to come over and help Devlin hold Griffen back while he phoned Ava for help. Arden knew Ava and Pet had become close.

Easing away, he dialed Ava. She picked on the second ring. “Ava, it’s Arden. I’m at Griffen’s. I need you here ASAP as the elders are interrogating Pet. I know they won’t punish you as they would me.”

“I’m pregnant with twins. They wouldn’t dare. I’ll be there in less than five.”

Ava arrived in just under five minutes. Logan was at her side and his look was fierce. “Fill me in while Wonder Woman does her stuff,” Logan said.

Ava blew Logan a kiss and rushed ahead of them and into the room that Pet was in.

Arden told Logan their theory so far.