Rane’s Mate(39)

Kane looked up to him. “What do you want first, the good news or the bad?”

Rane ran his fingers through his hair, almost pulling it out. “Bad.”

Kane’s smile was strained. “We’re going to have to move our raid of the demon stronghold up. We’re going on Wednesday. We’ll leave here and travel through the night, arriving at daylight, so everyone needs to be ready pretty much now. Wednesday morning will now be D-Day.”

Rane groaned.

Kane continued, “The good news, which we kind of already knew, is Wrath will have a mate by the end of the night, and she will be a healer. Here is a tiny bit more bad news. We’re going to a hospital tonight. We’re going to have a busy night, Dad is even coming to fight. We’re pulling in every werewolf, even Granddad is going to help. He’ll be doing locations, and Mum’s getting the house ready for any supernaturals. We have four elders who are going to be drivers tonight. Everyone is pitching in.”

Rane moaned, nodding as they all headed to the van where he saw an elder and Wrath arguing.





Chapter 10




As they drove through the city to their destination Kirby reflected back on the last couple of days. Had only been four days since she’d met Rane and found out about demons? It felt like years.

She couldn’t believe she’d found someone who accepted her and her gift. She was so happy to be learning how to use her gift, fighting and helping save the world. She was mated to a man who was nothing like what she thought she would end up with. He was strong, stubborn, sure of himself, proud, and definitely a force to be reckoned with. Groaning, she realized that he was a lot like her brothers. If someone had asked her if she’d ever go for a military man or mercenary, she would have said ‘no way’. Kirby knew how controlling and overbearing her brothers were. She didn’t want that for herself.

But Rane had been more than anything she could imagine. She looked at him and sighed. He was way too good looking for her.

She knew he wasn’t happy right now. His face was a granite mask of anger, and it was half her brother’s fault, he had done it again, come over yelling at her and telling her she was not allowed to come out tonight fighting, then the idiot had turned to Rane, saying, “I can’t believe you’re letting her go fight demons, minions, and zombies. I thought you were going to look after her and take care of her. This is not something I want for my baby sister. I haven’t worked so hard to keep all those military men in Singleton away from her only to have her fall into something worse.”

What had shocked Kirby the most was that all Rane did was growl and nod his head. Kirby shook her head. She was pissed off with her brother, and Rane. Her brother should stay out of her business and stop being an arsehole. She was angry with Rane because he had agreed about her not coming. And he wasn’t even trying to get on with her brother. You would think they would try as they worked together, but no, they couldn’t even for her.

The twenty-five minute drive to the hospital was tense and uncomfortable, with only Faith talking, reminding Kirby she needed to focus on the minions and try what she had been taught earlier today. Sara was told to call on her water element powers and ice anything she could, with water to fire at the demons. Tray had gone nuts at that, saying Sara wouldn’t be getting close enough to the demons to do that.

Sara and Kirby sighed in relief as they all got out of the car when they arrived at the hospital, which was eerily quiet considering it was a metropolitan hospital. All the werewolves swore as the sulfur smell emanated around them, and Faith paled for a moment and turned, staring at Wrath.

“They’ve got her, Wrath. She didn’t mean to do it, but she told them we’re coming. She has no control over her sight, and only sees visions very rarely, but since she turned thirty she has been coming here to get help.” Faith patted his hand. “I need you so enraged that you can take on two demons by yourself, because from what I’ve seen we’re going to have to call in reinforcements. They have your mate on the tenth floor and—” Before she could get the rest out he was gone. Faith wasted no time turning to Jack. “Call in more reinforcements, because they are everywhere in there. They’re waiting for us. There are about eighteen supernaturals in there, and over two hundred civilians. Once we step in they will be on us.”

Faith turned to Sara and her. Kirby gulped, knowing what Faith was going to say. “I don’t care, I’m helping,” Sara and her said together.

Logan, Tray, and Rane jumped in with, “No, there are too many of them. Someone needs to drive the women back now.”