Arden’s Mate(54)
Her mother studied her for a while before she nodded. “I need to make sure Nara got all that. She reads lips, but you talk fast.” Her mother used her hands to sign to her sister, who was staring at her with wide, innocent eyes.
Nara’s hands were fast as she signed back at her mother, and Remy wished she knew sign language. She wondered how long her mother and sister had been down there, and where was her father? “Where is Dad?”
Her mother signed to her sister and said one word. “Dead.”
No, no, she’d just found her family. He couldn’t be dead. She slumped to the ground and the woman her mother had called Helen came over. “You need to be more careful in your condition.”
Remy gave the healer a grim smile. “Yeah, I know. My mate, boyfriend, baby daddy, is going to be furious I put myself and the baby in danger.”
“Your mum is upset too. She didn’t contact you and gave you to your grandmother for safe keeping so this wouldn’t happen. So you wouldn’t end up here.”
“Trust me when I say I won’t be staying long.”
“I hope you’re right. Because you have just given hope to six women who have been without it for years.”
* * * *
Arden fucking hated planes. Logan and Hayden were good though. They flew the plane like pros. The landing was the worst part as they didn’t have concrete, only a field.
Kane, Rane, and Arden were the first out of the plane and giving orders. Time was running, and the women had already been taken now for over three hours. Tents were erected and groups assigned.
Logan scouted the area with Hayden, using his powers to help figure out what they may be up against, and returned with a surprising amount of paranormal people. “There are fifty-eight prisoners down there that I counted. There could be more. Be careful.”
Arden was in charge of one group, with two military humans, six wolves, and Grayson. They now waited at one of the two entries Logan had made. Jamie’s group was going in behind him with their father’s group following. Their mother was with their dad, and several other shifter women who weren’t in the family way were there to help.
Getting the all clear to go in the holes in the ground, Arden jumped down first in his human form. Logan had said he counted five different paranormals in this hole. Arden saw five women huddled in the corner. He had no time to deal with them, he needed to find his mate. Going to the door, he used his shifter strength to rip it open. Once he was out of the room he changed to half-form. Grayson came up beside him and did the same. They drew their iced swords and knives before they walked further.
Arden went down the long dirt halls, opening doors and searching for Remy. It was odd that they’d only come across ten or so demons, which they had quickly disposed of. Minions and zombies were what guarded the halls. The sulphur smell of the demons overpowered the smell of his mate. After they’d opened the sixth door and found it empty, Arden started to get worried. He prayed that Kane, Logan, and the other groups found Remy.
* * * *
Remy had prepared the women as best as she could. As much as she wanted to bond with her sister and mother, she couldn’t, she had to get ready.
The door burst open and three massive demons came in the room. “Come now.”
The ugly gray pig-bat creatures called minions flew in and after the woman. Taking a calming breath, Remy let everything go. She burnt the minions who dropped to the ground in blazing heaps.
The demons charged straight for her. She lit her body on fire and shot balls at them. Her mother followed her lead. She didn’t light her body up, but she stood in front of Nara and threw fireballs at the demons.
Remy edged herself around the sides and toward the door. She watched as a knife flew in the air and went straight for the demon’s heart. Another demon was lifted off the ground. One of the three was still going for her hard. She reached the door and what she saw had her grinning—shifters fighting.
“They’re here. Mum, get here now.” Remy made a wall of fire. Her mother grabbed Nara and they ran to her, using the cover of the fire. The other four women followed. Renee, the woman who was a witch, started chanting. Remy glanced over to see a bubble surrounding Nara and the other four women who weren’t fire elements.
Once she was out of the room, Remy looked in both directions. “Which way to my brother?”
Her mother nodded straight ahead and Remy sighed. She was hoping it was where the shifters were.
Remy turned to the women. “You can go down left or right, either way as shifters are there. They will keep you safe. Me and Mum are going to get my brother. This way there are no shifters that I can see, so we won’t have their help.”