Free Rane's Mate by Hazel Gower Page B

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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.
    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