Rane’s Mate(29)
His dad sighed. He looked exhausted. “If they all agree I think it will work, and the people you named shouldn’t screw up my away teams too much or the enforcers’ squad. You need to find a woman to train all the females, but it can’t be Faith as Kane wants her to start taking it easy.”
His father’s mobile rang, and Rane raised his eyebrows in surprise that he hadn’t turned it off when he came into the room. His dad looked at the caller ID and put the phone on speaker.
“Don’t listen to Kane,” Faith said,
They could hear Kane talking in the background.
Faith groaned. “Oh okay, if it’s important to everyone I won’t teach the fighting, but I have the perfect woman who can. Although, I don’t think Kirby will like it, just tell her to trust me. Sandra, call Sandra. Oh, and Leaf. Retirement is boring and his mate says he’s driving her nuts.”
Rane grinned. Leaf was one hundred and twenty-five years old and had come to Australia to retire, although he was always trying to be busy. He would make a great instructor.
Faith interrupted his musing. “Rane, don’t forget Richard, he would be perfect with his sword and knife training. It also helps that he makes all the weapons.”
Rane shook his head. “Faith, you are unreal, I really don’t know how we got on without you.”
She laughed. “I hope I remembered everything from my vision of the meeting you’re having now. I’m having so many visions lately it’s easy to forget something. And I have no idea what you did without me either.” She laughed again, and it was nice to hear, especially with everything that had been going on. “Rane, before I go, how are Kirby’s brothers?”
He chuckled. “There was only one and you obviously know how they are.”
“Oh, well, I have to go now. You know me, busy, busy. Love you. Bye.” She hung up before he could even respond.
Kane turned to his dad. “I hate it when she does that. Now I really feel on edge. Let’s go, I need to be with my little red.”
His dad patted him on the back and laughed the whole way to the gym-workout room.
* * * *
Devlin had taught Kirby some basic fighting moves and they were now practicing controlling her animal mind control. The werewolves were shocked and not too happy to learn she could speak into their minds and, as they had now learnt, control them. This scared them as they thought they were immune to stuff like she was doing and any other magic bar their own. She did admit it was a lot harder to control them than the minions. Sebastian had left as two new recruits had turned up, so while Rane was busy Sebastian took the job of looking after them.
Her brother still wasn’t happy and stood against the wall, watching her like a hawk. It didn’t bother her as she was having so much fun.
Devlin turned wolf again and she knelt down so she was face to face with him. This time they were going to see how far he got to attacking someone at the other end of the gym before she stopped him. They had also made it harder by spreading the men out to block her path.
Kirby stood up, took a deep breath, and nodded. Devlin was off. She focused on his unique thread and yelled, “Stop, freeze.” He didn’t and kept going, Devlin was almost to his goal when she finally caught the thread she needed. “Stop. Freeze.”
He seemed to almost freeze mid-air pounce. Vaguely hearing the clapping, she held Devlin in place for as long as she could.
The opening of the door as Sebastian came in with her other brother Hayden and another man broke her concentration, and Devlin unfroze.
She sat on the floor with a splitting headache. Devlin came over to her still in his wolf form and changed just as black came over her vision.
Kirby came to moments later in Devlin’s arms, clutching at her head. Logan and Hayden yelled over the top of her, at a naked Devlin. “Hand over our sister now!”
She tried to block out the arguing and sighed in relief when she felt Rane. He came through the door and seemed to take in the situation before he roared, “What the hell is going on? Report now!”
As most of the men were terrified of Rane they all tried to talk at once, until Rane cleared everyone out who wasn’t supposed to be there with one roar. “Out.”
Feeling a lot better now that Rane was there, she sat up in Devlin’s arms only to be snatched out of them by Logan, as Hayden got between her and everyone else. Rane went straight up to her brother and tried to get her, but her brothers wouldn’t give her up.
Devlin broke the strained silence. “Rane, Kirby was practicing controlling her animal talent. She was doing amazingly well, she stopped me several times. The last time we put an obstacle in her way, and she had to stop me before I reached the opposite end of the room and see how long she could hold me. Kirby held me for a good five minutes before she got distracted. I think she could have done longer. Just before you came in she sat on the ground, touching her head. I went over to see if she was all right, and she fainted. I was going to go bring her to you.”