Arden’s Mate(6)

She looked around to see the wolves doing what she’d done, but now one group had an extra wolf which helped them kill the third demon. Going to the shifters who had one less, she threw fireballs at the demon and helped distract him as the wolves worked together to kill the demon.

When he dropped down dead, Remy gazed around her at the now changing wolves. She let the fire in her ebb, and she slowly felt the cool night air on her bare skin. The wolf who had given her a knife went to a bag in the corner and came back with a shirt.

“Put this on. Where is your mate?”

“Thanks for the shirt.” She ignored the wolf’s comment about a mate. Remy dressed in the shirt and sighed at her bare feet. She’d really liked those wedges, the heel was a great height, and the shoes had been comfy.

Steve came over to her, but he was staring at her like she was a freak, and she was. “That was… You were… Wow.”

Three wolves came down the alley and Remy knew they were there because of her call to Eve.

The werewolf that had given her the shirt growled and stepped forward, grabbing her. “Who is your mate?”

Remy didn’t like to be manhandled. She narrowed her eyes on the wolf and stared him down. The other wolves around them laughed, and a redhead said, “Ha, she can stare down Derek.”

Steve came up next to her. “Thanks for your help. You can let her go now. I need to get her home.”

“Back off, human.” The guy she was staring down—Derek, she assumed—snarled at Steve, although his eyes never left hers.

“Steve, it’s fine. I can handle these guys myself. I’ll give them a pat on their head and a scratch behind their ears and send them on their way.”

Whoops, that might not have been the right thing to say. Growls surrounded her, and Derek held her tighter. He broke their stare off because he walked them to the oncoming shifters.

She glanced around her, noticing one of the wolves looking after the women. “Does that mean I won since he broke the stare off?”

The wolves chuckled, and Derek snapped his teeth at her. A blond man and two dark-haired men stopped before them. “I’d let her go, Derek. I wouldn’t want to piss her mate off or his family.”

Derek let her go and she turned to see Steve behind the other wolves that weren’t letting him get to her. “Who is her mate? I’ve asked, but she hasn’t answered.”

“She is a Wolfen. She’s Remy Wolfen, mate to Arden Wolfen.”

“Fuck.”

Remy rolled her eyes as all the wolves behind her swore. She knew from Faith that Kane and Arden’s family was powerful, Remy just didn’t know how much. Judging by the look on the wolves’ faces in front of her, she’d say they were pretty powerful.

Remy knew she’d never get out of there if she told them what she was really doing there. “Hi. Nice to meet you all. I was just up this way visiting um…a high school friend. I should get back now and be on my way home. Thanks again for the shirt.” She took a step to walk away, but Derek stopped her.

“You suck at lying. Come on, looks like you’re coming with us. We’ll take you home tomorrow.”

Remy had intended to head home tomorrow anyway, because she was ready. She wanted her friends and missed them like crazy. She also knew she needed to help with the demon problem. “Fine, but I’m only coming because I’m ready to go home.”

Derek raised his eyebrow at her, and she got ready to stare him down again. He sighed. “I’m going to regret this.” He ran his fingers through his hair. “Say goodbye to your friend.” He emphasized friend.

Remy groaned when she went to Steve and the wolves didn’t leave. “Steve, I’m so sorry. It’s not you, it’s um…well, I’m going home. I should never have said I would go out with you. To tell you the truth, after tonight I know I never should have run. Can you please do me a favor and tell Bill thank you? He can keep what he owes me and give my things to charity.”

Steve studied her for a moment. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah, I’m one hundred percent sure. I’m going to be doing some groveling when I get back, but I need to go home.”

Steve went to her hug her.

“Don’t even think about it, human.” The deadly menace in Derek’s voice had Steve just smiling at her before he walked away. Derek nodded. “David, go help Allan with the women. I’m going to take this one home and book a flight for me and Dickson to take her back to her mate.”

The wanker dragged her down the street and didn’t say another word. By the time they reached his house, which was a huge beachfront property, Remy was fuming mad. The dickhead had ignored her the whole drive to his house.