Rane’s Mate(23)

“I don’t care. Get him here now or I will never forgive you.”

Everyone gaped at Faith. Rane’s dad came up and tried to pull her in for a hug, but she fought it.

“No, no, he has to come. She’s his mate.”

“Faith, she can’t be Arden’s mate. He would have recognized her, or said something by now. She’s been friends with you for years. No, she can’t be.”

Sara spoke through sobs. “No, this is the first time Remy’s been out here. We never understood why Faith never had sleepovers or invited us to her house for visits. Faith just never wanted us to, and Remy didn’t come to Kane’s thirty-fifth birthday party. We have only ever been around your daughters, Jamie, and Devlin, although recently Kane too.”

Everyone stared wide-eyed at Faith. Her lips were pursed and her eyes seemed to be flashing with anger. “What? Stop looking at me like that. It’s not how I envisioned them meeting. I saw it differently, but…” She looked at Jack and then at everyone. “They’re messing with the future, so I don’t see why I can’t. If she dies, the future I saw will be out of whack anyway. All I know is she can’t die.” She glared at everyone in the room, before she added, “None of you can tell him, or her, why he has to come home.”

Rane growled at the same time as his father and then everyone gave a reluctant nod. Jack slowly walked away with his phone to his ear. He arrived back only a minute later. “I told Arden he has to come home ASAP, family emergency.”

Faith seemed to deflate. She grabbed Kirby and Sara’s hands, pulling them down the hall. “Come on, let’s go see them. They’re in my poor brother’s bedroom. He will be okay. They’re all going to be okay.”

Kirby didn’t know what to expect. She tried to think on the bad side, so she could prepare herself for what she was about to see.

Remy was just one big, purple bruise. Her left arm was broken, her ribs were wrapped, and she was covered in cuts. One ankle was swollen, and she was either sleeping or unconscious—Kirby wasn’t exactly sure which one.

Sara gasped and ran to her side. “How can Arden save her? Look at her.”

Faith smiled at them both. “You don’t realize how special you are, do you? Did Tray or Rane explain nothing to you?”

Kirby nodded. “A little bit about the bite.” Whispering, she added, “The sperm and lock of his penis, that it will all help us to heal and live longer, and something about how the wolf chooses.”

Faith laughed. “I’m going to let you in on a secret. You will never find an unmated werewolf over the age of one hundred. His life after so many years of fighting and killing, even knowing they are killing demons, minions, and zombies, their souls can’t take it much more without someone to share the burden, or someone to bring some light into it. Can you imagine living that life and never having someone to talk to, laugh with, and love? Oh, they can mate with others, but it’s not the same as a true mate, it’s not their soul mate. Their savior, their light in their otherwise dark world. I’m not saying being a true mate is easy. Let’s just say you were made for each other. You’re a perfect match. Mating with their true mate will always bring the strongest children and they will always feel loved. It’s also not just the magic that they transfer over, it’s the unconditional love.”

“How does this save Remy?” Kirby asked.

Faith grinned. “I’m so glad Arden is her mate, because this is going to take a lot of patience. He absolutely won’t be able to have sex with her, because of the condition she is in, so he will have to just bite her shoulder.”

“Arden will find a way to save her, trust me.” They all turned, shocked to see Kane standing on the other side of the room. They hadn’t noticed him until he talked.

Faith smiled at her mate, then grabbed Kirby’s and Sara’s arm and patted them gently as she said, “I’m really sorry, but after the incident last night, we can’t take any chances. You’re both going to have to live here, or with your mates. We just can’t chance the demons getting a hold of you two. But don’t fret. You are some of the luckiest women in the world to have men like this. You’ll see.” Faith nodded as they sat down next to her brother’s bed.

Kirby glanced behind her to see Rane standing in the doorway. When his eyes met hers she could tell that he was troubled.

Faith seemed to change her mind and stood up. She grabbed Kirby’s hand, dragged her over to Rane, and placed her hand in Rane’s, then Faith sat back down next to her brother.