Kane turned to them. “Mates are on lockdown, everyone is going to have to buckle down. We can’t lose any more mates to the demons. We’re going to up our ante and find our mates before they do.”
Faith kissed Kane’s cheek as she said, “I know they’re holding women that are mates to our werewolves. I don’t know whose mates yet, but I think moving up our raid of the demons’ hideout would be a good idea. I also think we have to train all of the supernaturals starting tomorrow, especially the mates as the men can’t live long without them.”
Rane spoke up behind her. “I already was hoping to have something like this organized. Devlin and Jamie will be perfect for that job.”
Kane and Faith both nodded.
Kirby shivered as Faith went into one of her trances and came out of it with an evil smile on her face. “Ah, before you go, Rane, you will be getting ten more recruits from England and America. They’ll be arriving in a couple of days, so make sure you add that when the Australian Army gives you the new amount.” Rane raised his eyebrow and groaned as Faith continued. “Grab Kirby’s stuff from her flat, she shares her flat. Pay the rest of her lease out.”
Kirby stared open-mouth and dumbfounded. She seemed to be doing that a lot this weekend at everything that came out of Faith’s mouth.
Faith paused and looked at her. The wicked grin never left her face, it just got bigger as she said, “Make sure Kirby goes with you to the military compound today. Go now, shoo.”
Rane groaned again, tightened his hold on her hand, and walked as fast as he could with her running to keep up with him.
“What the hell just happened?” Kirby asked.
Rane shook his head. “Yeah, she does that to all of us. She’s freaking amazing like that.”
Kane followed them and tapped on Rane’s back to get his attention. “All your recruits will be here by Thursday. You’ll need to prepare them as best as possible for the take down of the demons’ stronghold.”
Rane gave the slightest of nods before they left the house.
Chapter 8
Rane looked at Kirby seated in the SUV he had parked across from the entrance to the human military compound. He glanced out the window to see the work he had instructed to be done was being completed. More barracks were being erected. Kirby was the first woman to go into the human military base, and Rane didn’t know how he felt about that. He was excited to show her what he did, but also hesitant for her to see this side of him. It was silly, he knew, especially as she had already seen him in tough guy mode with demons. But this was different. Here he was the big boss, the highest military ranking officer, and what he said was law. He knew his training schedule was brutal. He was a hard taskmaster. Rane didn’t have any weaknesses here usually, but today, his only and biggest weakness would be there for them all to see.
Rane moved and turned his body so he could look into her big brown eyes. “In here, little red, I’m Major Rane, hard arse.” Gently touching her face, he tucked a red curl behind her ear. “I will introduce you as my wife. Since they’re human they won’t understand the significance of the word mate.”
He slipped a square cut diamond and ruby ring on her left wedding finger. She gasped, staring at her finger. Chuckling, he pulled her face to his to give her a kiss. She melted into his embrace, her arms sneaking around his neck. He pulled away, sighing, knowing they couldn’t do anything when he was there to work.
“I’ve been training six military men, and there are supposed to be another six arriving today. After what Faith just told us, I’m sure there will be more. I am so sorry, but now that they’re going to send more I’m not going to have time with just you and me like I wanted.”
She nodded and smiled. “I’m from Singleton, you’re either a miner or in the military. Actually, both my brothers are in the military. It was kind of a shock that they didn’t follow my dad into the mine. But thanks to my brothers, I understand how it works. Well, kind of.”
Rane smiled. Of course his mate would know the situation, she was perfect for him.
They got out of the car and he walked them straight through the gates and into the compound. She turned not far from his office and started to say something. He couldn’t hold back his groan, because as she had walked ahead of him he had noticed how smoking hot she looked in just a simple pair of fitted jeans and a black singlet top. Her black lacy bra strap was sticking out of the top of her singlet, and her hair had fallen out of her ponytail. The fire engine red curls were falling everywhere.
Moaning, he pulled her to him and kissed her before he could hear what she was about to say, drinking in her sweet apple and cinnamon taste, taking deep breaths of her heavenly smell. Fuck! He had never acted like this before, especially in his military mode. He groaned again as he sensed two people walking down the hall toward them, two of the humans that he had trained. He tried to pull away, but Kirby moaned and pulled him closer.