Patient Mates(16)

“You have nothing to be sorry for.” Said Kira fiercely

“I’m just glad you came to me when you did. I’m glad you made me come here. I haven’t been this happy in a long time.”

“Me either.”

Lilah twisted a leaf between her fingers. “What did Adam mean when he said you’d earned both our places in the pack?”

“It was when I was trying to find Airis’ killer… I tracked her here to Rose. When the pack discovered me here we found her and we… uh… we killed her.”

Lilah remained silent. Kira twisted on her side to look at her twin.

“She was insane, she was trying to kill Alec’s mate – her own niece! We had to do it. If I hadn’t been there the pack would have done it anyway. She had to be stopped. Even the Council of Shifters agreed.”

“I know Ki. I know you wouldn’t have done it unless you had to. I am sorry you had to though.”

Kira scrubbed a hand over her face. “It’s more like a bad dream now; I try not to think about it.”

Lilah sprang to her feet and held out her hand for her twin. “Come on, we should probably clean up Jolene’s yard. We kind of made a mess…”

Leaves were strewn all over the place. “Yeah whoops!”

They grinned at one another and got to work.

Kira shuddered as she felt a hot flash of rage. She glanced at Lilah who seemed not to have reacted. Kira pushed at her admittedly weak Omega powers and tried to scan the area for other people. She couldn’t sense anyone near. Maybe the rage came from Lilah, although she seemed pretty peaceful.

It was probably nothing. Her powers were still faint she must have just imagined it. But it had felt so real…





Chapter Seven

25th November

Kira stood impatiently waiting for Gabe. It had gotten to the point where her ride home with Gabe was the highlight of her day.

Over the past few days Kira had told him the highlights of her life, about growing up in New Mexico, about her mother the witch and her father the wolf. She told him about how her father owned a horse riding stable and that she adored riding. She and Lilah had shared a horse when they were children called Thundercat. It had seemed like a good name at the time. She even reminisced about the first pony she ever rode, a powder blue horse with bubblegum pink hair on a carousel at the county fair. She went back every year to ride it right up until she left home.

Boy Gabe must be sick to death of listening to her prattle on. He hadn’t said one word about his own life. Which was a bit odd…

Her wolf yipped as Gabe pulled up to the curb and rushed out to her. “Sorry I’m late.”

He said he’d pick her up at 11.05pm, it was now 11.07pm. “I’d hardly say you were late.”

Gabe shrugged. “Hey two minutes is still two minutes.”

Kira giggled as she climbed in the car. “Well if it makes you feel any better I’d only have wasted them anyway.”

Settling into the driver’s seat Gabe turned to her. “So when we left off yesterday you had just won the county horse riding competition. What happened next?”

She grinned. “I’m impressed that you remembered but I think it’s probably time we talked about you.”

Gabe sobered and scowled at her. “Why?”

Kira was momentarily dumbfounded. “Well… ummm… to get to know you I guess. That’s what I thought we were doing. Getting to know each other.” Had she really read the situation that badly?

He grunted and started driving. “My mom died when I was nine, after that I was raised by my aunt. End of story. The rest is none of your business.”

Kira was humiliated to feel tears springing forth. Her wolf whined at her. “I’m sorry, I thought that you and I…”

Abruptly he pulled off the road and jerked to a stop. His wolf snarled at him for daring to use such a harsh tone with their mate. “No I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to… I really do… ummm…”

Kira groaned as shame, anger and remorse flooded through her. Tentatively she reached out and stroked his arm. His hands were still clamped around the steering wheel, his knuckles almost turning white.

Slowly under her gentle touch he relaxed and was bathed in a soothing wash.

Gabe looked at her dreamily. “I’m really sorry. I just don’t like talking about my past. I have issues with my father.”

“Shhhh it’s okay, you don’t have to tell me anything. One day I hope you will but not until you’re ready.”

“I hope so too.” He breathed as he luxuriated in the calming sensation.

Kira removed her hand and Gabe blinked a few times. He frowned. “Kira are you an Omega?”