Shit, she hadn’t been kidding, this was going to be a rocky road, and not just with his brothers.
Kane slowly untangled himself from Faith and started pacing, thinking of everything he had to do. First, he needed to call work and see if he could free up some time. He knew he’d have to ask for some favors so patients could be looked after. Then he needed to check with his parents and see what the damage was so far.
Kane found his pants on the floor, got out his mobile, and was about to call the hospital when he saw his phone flashing with twenty-one missed messages. Fuck.
Your phone message inbox is full.
Message one, at 7:05 PM: “Don’t you dare fucking mate her against her will or I will find a way to kill you.” Jamie. Message erased.
Message two, at 7:08 PM: “Don’t you dare mate her, Kane. She hates you for Christ’s sake. She hasn’t spoken to you in over four years.” Devlin. Message deleted.
Message three, at 7:10 PM: “What the fuck is going on? Her feelings and emotions are everywhere.” Shit. Griffen. Message deleted.
Message four, at 7:15 PM: “Hi, honey, it’s your mother. Just a warning, your father and I will hold off the boys for as long as we can, but by the sound and look I don’t know how much longer that will be.”
Frustrated, Kane pressed the delete all button on his phone.
Are you sure you want to delete all your messages?
He knew all the messages were from his family. He gazed at Faith lying on the bed, and his lips curved up into a grin.
Hell yes. He pressed the button and then climbed back in bed so he could hold Faith. He pulled her on top of him, and she snuggled into his body mumbling, “Just give me a minute.”
Kane chuckled and put the phone to his ear as he called his work.
Chapter 2
Slowly coming awake to the sound of banging, yelling, and a long, drawn-out “fuuuucck,” Faith sat up, forgetting her naked state and momentarily where she was. She looked around the room, and all the events of last night came back to her. She jumped out of bed, grabbing at the bedding to wrap it around herself.
Kane chuckled at her. “Princess, after last night there is no reason to cover up, I have seen every delicious inch of you.” He licked his lips.
Faith blushed. Kane chuckled again as he got out of bed and placed one of his shirts on her, which was huge and like a baggy dress. “Come on, my princess. The cavalry is here to rescue you.”
She heard more yelling. Kane growled, his teeth lengthening in an angry half-change. He grew to a height of more than nine and a half feet. His bulk muscle doubled, and longer hair grew over all his body. She sighed; she had it bad when she even found him attractive in half-change.
He growled again, and through clenched teeth, he muttered, “They’re going too far.”
Faith grabbed his clawed hand gently. “Just remember they’re protecting me, which is what they have done most of my life. They love me, so please be nice, I love all of them.”
With that Faith let go of his hand and walked out of the room, heading to the front door which burst open as she reached the lounge room and a half-changed Griffen, Devlin, and Jamie charged in followed by an amused Rane, Arden, and Kane’s parents Della and Jack. Faith blushed as three huge, half-changed wolves surrounded her.
“Did he hurt you?” Jamie asked as he gently touched her neck and back.
“I’m gonna fucking kill him. Your emotions were all over the place,” Griffen growled as he pressed a kiss to her forehead.
“I don’t see any bruises,” Devlin added as he looked her up and down.
Kane came in on a loud growl. “I would never hurt her. Get your fucking hands off her.”
Kane reached for her, and with all their hands touching her, Faith started to have a vision.
Faith was surrounded by thousands of demons and minions, destruction as far as the eye could see. She was in some huge park in the city. Humans lay dead everywhere she looked. Werewolves and other creatures were fighting demons, minions, zombies, and creatures she hadn’t seen before. Faith ran fighting and saving people. She saw her friends fighting, using their paranormal skills, but it wasn’t enough. Everywhere she looked people she loved and knew she would come to love were fighting. Faith had a feeling hundreds of people that were major players were missing because she hadn’t found them.
She ran to the center of the park where she found Rane, Kane, Della, and Jack fighting demons. She noticed vast amounts of witches and elements with chains around them connecting them to demons, forcing them to use their powers on people. She looked up and saw the largest demon she had ever seen, at least twenty-five feet in height, come out of nowhere and give a killing blow to Jack. Faith and Della screamed as he fell to the ground. She ran forward only to be grabbed by Kane. The largest demon, which had just killed Jack, laughed, a scratchy sound.