Kane's Mate(37)

Kane knew when Faith was younger she had struggled with being psychic and being called odd, weird, and so on. But he thought she had sorted all that out and accepted that she would never be what she called normal. Maybe he should have given her more time before he mated her. He should have let her choose.

Kane looked up at Faith, and knew he could do it. He loved her enough to let her go, so she could have her normal life. He thought of the child she carried, but he could still give her a normal life as his family would help if that was what she wanted. He mentally prepared himself, resolved with what he was going to do, but it took all his strength not to growl when the major touched her. Kane tuned Faith out when he noticed the major’s hand covered in blood. He knew that wasn’t there when he came in.

The major touched Faith’s head again, coming away with more blood. Kane quickly looked at Faith as she took a step toward him. Her arms were covered in blood and she was white as a sheet. He rushed, using wolf speed to get to her, but didn’t make it before she fell to the ground. He would never forget the sound of her body hitting the concrete. He roared in terror. They all surrounded her, and he kind of blacked out. He remembered yelling for someone to go in and get Dr. Stark. He knelt beside her, not letting anyone touch her until he knew the best doctor was coming. Jerome came out and took in the situation, asking Kane about her medical history and what had happened. It was Arden who remembered to add she was pregnant. Kane made sure Jerome knew that she was first priority over the fetus. He quickly calculated a due date as werewolf pregnancies took only six months instead of nine.

Twenty-five minutes later, he sat with his brothers in the waiting room while a five-year resident student came out to give them their fourth update. This one looked hesitant as he slowly walked over to them. Kane didn’t blame the guy, they looked like a pretty intimidating bunch, twenty to twenty-five massive werewolves with more family coming in.

“Ahh, Dr. Wolfen, they’re just finishing up in the operating room. Dr. Stark will be out in a moment. They had to take caution as from the scans we could tell it had just missed the brain.”

He nodded as the student rushed away. Calmed a bit at knowing it was almost over, he looked to Arden first for answers. “How far away is Dad?”

Arden shrugged. “Five minutes to ten minutes tops.”

Kane nodded then turned to Major Black. “What the hell happened?”

The major cleared his throat and told the event the best he could in a public place.

Once he had finished explaining what had happened Kane felt his father’s hand on his back. Furious, he turned and slammed him against the wall. Plaster smashed, and everyone froze as alpha-to-alpha he got right up in his face.

In a harsh whisper, he growled, “What the hell were you thinking letting my wife, my pregnant wife, go out with only four werewolves and a fucking human? You would never have let my mother, your mate, do anything that dangerous, pregnant or not. I know you didn’t know she was pregnant, but she still shouldn’t have gone out. You don’t let any of the women in the pack fight, and they’re shifters. Why did you let my little human mate fight? Faith almost died, but thanks to me mate marking her it gave her extra strength and healing skills which saved her, but now we have to fucking cover it up.” He spoke the last statement loud so all the werewolves could hear. Without even giving his father a chance to respond, he let him fall to the floor and walked away, not caring what excuse he came up with.

A minute later the nurse came and collected him, but before he left he turned so all could hear. “Keep Rane away from me. Father, I stopped myself from killing you by a thread, but that won’t be there for him. If Rane had done what he was ordered to do and kept the major with him, instead of Faith having to watch his behind, this wouldn’t have happened.”

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Faith awoke slowly to a splitting headache and looked around the unfamiliar room. She tried to remember what had happened but the last thing she could remember was waking up in Kane’s arms before he had to go to work. She tried harder, clutching her head in pain. She started to freak out, looking frantically for something, anything she could remember. She heard the toilet flush as she cried out, “Kane! Please, where are you, Kane?” She felt him then as he came running out of the bathroom.

“Princess, I’m here. I’m here, calm down.”

She clung to his hand. “Please, don’t leave me. What happened?”

He kissed her forehead as a nurse came rushing in. Kane barked for her to call Dr. Stark, and the nurse hurried off to do Kane’s bidding.