Rane nodded at Devlin, then turned back to her brothers and very slowly said, “Give her to me!”
“Over our cold, dead bodies! There is no way you’re taking our sister.”
“That first part can be arranged.”
Kirby sighed. Oh great, another pissing match. She tried to get out of Logan’s arms, because she’d had enough, and she had just used up most of her energy. It’d felt different to the other night when she used her gift. She didn’t have the added adrenaline running through her like she did when she’d controlled the minions.
Gritting her teeth, she tried to get out of her brother’s arms again. When that didn’t work she tried interrupting, but she couldn’t get a word in.
“You let my baby sister fight those monsters. What were you thinking? If I have my way, you will never see her again, you—”
Okay, she had heard enough. Before Logan could finish, she screamed at the top of her lungs, “Shut up!”
She instantly knew she must have also said it into the werewolves’ heads as all four touched their heads and stared at her in amazement.
Surprised it had worked and the room was now silent, she elbowed her brother. “Put me down now!”
Her brother reluctantly put her down, and she walked straight to Rane. His arms came around her just as her legs turned to jelly again. As she sighed and cuddled into him, he picked her up, cradling her, and kissed her forehead.
As soon as she was comfortable, Rane turned and headed for the doors. Her brothers caught up and were still going on. She groaned, which made Rane growl. He stopped and turned to face her brothers.
“I am taking my little red to my brother, who is a doctor. Do either of you have a problem with that?”
Her brothers gave a reluctant shake of their heads.
Rane smiled, flashing his canines, and looked Hayden up and down. “You must be Hayden. Lieutenant Hayden.” Her brother nodded. “I’m Major Rane Wolfen.”
Hayden’s eyes grew wide. He glanced at Kirby and took a step toward her.
“Ah, I see my name precedes me. This is my brother Devlin, you’ve already met Sebastian, and this is my father Jack. They’ll explain what they can. I have organized two days leave this Saturday and Sunday as your parents will be coming and staying for a visit. You two will be at our house to meet them. Call them tonight, and tell them Kirby has been seeing someone. That way they might not be so shocked when they find out she’s living with me. I’m leaving, taking my mate-wife, so if you have any questions, my brother or Sebastian will answer them.”
Kirby gasped. Oh my God! What was he talking about? What had he done? She tried to get his attention, but he was too busy talking to her brothers. Trying to reach his wolf, she gave a frustrated moan as she came up against a wall. Seething, she crossed her arms over her chest, which is hard to do when you’re in someone’s arms, and came up with all sorts of ways to get him back.
He walked outside and placed her in the car gently. She grabbed his face in her hands, making him focus on her. “When were you going to ask me to move in? Oh, how about, when are you going to ask to meet my parents, so I, me, I, can organize it?”
“I want you with me, little red. You can’t go back to your apartment. You can finish our house this week. I’ll let you choose whatever you want.”
She raised her eyebrow.
“Okay, no pink or anything too girly.”
She couldn’t help it, she laughed. He was irresistible, especially when he was trying to please her. He got into the car and started to drive. Her mind was going a million miles an hour as everything started to catch up with her. “What am I going to do about my lease? What about work? I don’t know much about demons, but sometimes I don’t finish work until eight PM, and I know Faith almost always has someone to pick her up if she works a late shift. Am I supposed to work my life around the demons and all this now?”
Kirby was pissed. This weekend had definitely been an eye opener, but for Rane to assume that she would just move in and move her life around was too much. She’d only known him since Friday. She hoped she hadn’t gone from one overprotected situation to another.
“Rane, I hardly know you. This is a lot to take in. I know I’m your mate, and last night was amazing, but I’m human. You can’t just put a magnificent ring on my finger and say we’re married, then call my parents. Don’t get me wrong, I really want to get to know you. Just remember I only met you two days ago. I don’t know if I’m ready to move in with you, or for any of this.”
Rane parked in front of his house. Without saying anything, he got out of the car and walked into his house, leaving her sitting in the car like a fool. Angry, frustrated, and confused, she got out of the car, slamming the door, then walked into the house and slammed that door too. Kirby then went in search of one annoying werewolf.