Kane's Mate(16)
Both girls nodded again. Faith moved slowly, trying not to wince so she didn’t scare the girls further. She got up, leaning on Kane and Rane, and started limping, walking slowly to the exit.
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Kane knew Faith was about to collapse so he didn’t care when Jamie came over to them and picked Faith up. She made a weak protest about Jamie being hurt. His response was to kiss her forehead.
“You’re lighter than a feather.”
Jamie then put on his, as Faith called it, lady-killer voice and turned to the two little girls.
“So I hear we have two new family members.”
And as all females do around Jamie, apparently all ages, the girls constantly darted glances at him, giving shy smiles and moving as close as they dared.
“Why are you carrying Faith?” Grace asked. “She’s not a baby, put her down now.” The little girl even stomped her foot for effect.
Jamie chuckled. “It’s so nice to have another hotheaded redhead around.”
As usual Jamie had cast his spell, and Grace seemed to forget she was telling him off. She smiled, saying, “My daddy always said us redheads have to stick together.”
Jamie snickered and gently placed a sleeping Faith in the middle seat so the girls could sit on either side. Griffen, Rane, and his mother hopped in after the girls. Kane, still in wolf form, joined them, and Jamie hopped in behind them.
His father Jack drove toward home.
“Do you have a doggie protector, Jamie?” Grace asked.
“Yes, I do, and he is red.”
“You must live in a house with a big backyard. We lived in a flat.”
“Yes, I have a two bedroom house.”
“What about Faith? Does she live with you? Because that sounds small for all us and her doggies.”
“Well, Faith just got back from a big holiday and hasn’t decided where or who she is going to live with.”
Kane growled at his idiot brother as the girls started to cry. Faith startled awake at the noise and listened to the girls.
“She has to have a place, she said we could come live with her and be part of her family.”
Faith, who even in her tired state was on the ball, answered, “Silly Jamie. I live in a big, five bedroom house overlooking the water.”
The girls clapped and the tears instantly stopped. “That’s so good, Faith, because the monsters don’t like the cold or water. Right?” said Sophie.
“You’re right, they don’t.”
The three girls fell asleep shortly after. Faith awoke as Kane picked her up and moved her inside. Jamie and Jack grabbed a girl each and placed them in the bedroom next to Kane’s. Della and Griffen followed, still in wolf form, and jumped on the bed, curling up on each side of the girls.
Kane took Faith to their room where he took the rest of her clothes off, carried her into the bathroom, filled the tub with water, and placed her in the warm bath. She winced and clung onto him tightly. He reached into his doctor’s bag and did what he could. Kane looked Faith in the eyes.
“I’m so proud of you. What you did for those girls, how you handled them… I’m in awe of you, princess. I think, if at all possible, I fell even more in love with you.”
Faith smiled, she seemed too tired to speak.
“I’m going to give you something to help the pain. It will also help you sleep through the night.”
He picked an exhausted Faith out of the bath, dried her, and put her into bed.
Chapter 5
After putting Faith to bed Kane joined his father and some of his brothers in the lounge room.
“We have a huge problem. Those three demons were working together. They also knew things about us they shouldn’t have,” Kane said as he stared at his father and brothers.
His father and Arden shook their heads. “Are you sure, Kane? Demons are loners, they have never been seen together or worked together before.”
Rane answered, “Well, these sure did, and they knew we were coming, but not who or how many of us there would be.”
“They even knew Faith. One demon said he was surprised Kane left her behind and she is one of the most powerful soothsayers in this century.”
Shock showed on Arden’s and his father’s faces.
Kane sighed. “We need to have a pack meeting. We also need to get in contact with the alphas of other packs. It sounded like they want Faith, so she needs a guard, which she will definitely not like.”
His dad raked his fingers through his hair. “We also need to find out Faith’s vision. I have a feeling it will be very useful information. I say we organize a pack meeting for tomorrow afternoon. By then we should have as much info as we need. Let’s all go home and be back bright and early in the morning. Ah, before I forget, Kane, I got Ava and Eve to pack some of Faith’s clothes and put them in your room. They also told her parents were she was.”