Rane's Mate (11 page)

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.”

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.

Finding him curled on the bed in wolf form, she stared at
the beautiful tree bark brown wolf. “It’s like that, is it?”

The wolf lifted its massive head and whined, his big blue
eyes pleading.

“No, I am not falling for that. Change back now, Rane.” She
stomped her foot, hoping he would know she was serious.

Rane changed back into a very naked man and still he said
nothing.

“You’re not going to say anything?” She waited, but he just
stared at her. Screaming in frustration, she yelled, “Answer me.”

He raked his fingers through his short hair and moved so
they were only an arm’s length apart. Seeming to let out a breath, he grabbed
her and pulled her on top of him. He murmured against her lips, “I’m not really
good with words.”

Rane’s hands crept up her back and around to her front,
caressing her breasts as his lips nibbled at her mouth. Her body came instantly
alive, on fire, burning with need.

Kirby’s mind fought, telling her to stay strong, be firm,
get answers, but once he had her pants off and his mouth plastered on hers,
breathing life and fire into her, she lost all ability to think and her anger
vanished. She promised herself she would get answers later, much later.

One of his skilful hands moved down to her pussy, exploring.
He switched their positions so she was lying on the bed and he was hovering
over her. Growling, he ripped her singlet and didn’t even bother with the bra,
pushing it down, which pushed her breasts up to him like an offering. He groaned
as he sucked one extended nipple into his mouth, then switched to the other.

“You taste and smell so good.”

By now she felt needy and desperate. “Oh, Rane, I love what
you do to me.”

She felt him smile against her skin. Kissing his way down
her body until he reached her pussy, he then paused and leaned back. “You’re so
wet it’s glistening,” he groaned.

He settled himself between her legs. His tongue came out and
lapped from the bottom to the top. He growled, lapping at her pussy, making
sure he got all her cream. Shivering, she held onto his hair, loving the noises
he made against her, which made everything vibrate.

She needed more, wanted more. Pulling him up by the hair so
they were face to face, she sobbed, “More, more, I need you inside me. I want
to come around your thick cock.”

Growling, he lined up his dick and plunged in. Screaming his
name, she pushed up to meet him and bit him when he pulled almost all the way
out and thrust back in.

Rane roared and pulled out. She moaned at the loss, but he
moved her so she was on her hands and knees, spreading her legs apart as far as
they would go. He moved over her, his cock hovering at her opening, teasing
her. She panted. “Please, please, I need… I’m burning.”

Rane buried his dick halfway in. “Whose are you? Tell me you’re
mine, tell me now.” He thrust in, making her scream in ecstasy as he pumped
into her. “You’re mine, all mine. I will never let you go. Mine, say it.” He
pulled her up so her back was against his chest and bit her shoulder gently.
“Promise me you’ll give me a chance.” He moved in and out. “Say you’ll move in
with me. Please don’t make me live without you.”

She nodded, just wanting more. Holding her in place, this
time when he plunged in, he bit her hard.

Kirby shivered, yelling at the top of her lungs as she came
on the best orgasm she had ever had. “I’m yours, Rane, only yours, yours. Yes,
anything, yes.”

He relaxed a bit and put her back so her knees were on the
bed, but he placed her hands on the headboard, all the time never removing his
mouth from her shoulder. Rane used one of his hands to hold her in place, and
the other to play with her clit. Kirby could feel herself building again. Rane
pounded into her, and she knew he was about to come. He flicked her clit and
roared out his release, biting her again.

Collapsing in a sexual daze of satisfaction on the bed,
feeling his penis lock, she shivered in ecstasy. “Mmm, once you go wolf, you
will never go back.”

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her
tender shoulder.

Yes, she knew she had been tricked, manipulated, but at that
moment, she really didn’t care. Kirby felt so good right now, she wasn’t
worried about anything. Snuggling closer to Rane, she fell asleep, feeling safe
and satisfied.

* * * *.

Rane knew what he had done was wrong, and beneath him. But
when Kirby had started talking about them not knowing each other and not wanting
to live with him, he knew he would say something wrong if he voiced his
thoughts, so he didn’t say anything at all. Instead, he waited for her to get
so worked up she wouldn’t notice when he pounced, doing what he’d wanted to do
since they reached the barracks.

He couldn’t lose her. She was his angel, and he loved
everything about her. He loved having her with him where she belonged and in
his house, well now their house. It was nice to have someone he could talk to
and who wasn’t scared of him.

Laughing as she snuggled into him, he rubbed his hands up
and down her back. It was so good to have someone willing to stand up to him and
say what they felt without being afraid of the consequences. No one stood up to
him, bar his father and his oldest brother. He might not be the tallest in the
pack but he was the biggest body wise, which seemed to terrify people more. He smiled
as he thought of his little red yelling at him earlier on, chuckling as he
remembered her stomping her foot, which was the cutest thing he had ever seen.
She was so tiny at five-four, his cute little redhead.

As he slowly detangled himself she moaned out “no” and
grabbed for him. Rane kissed her forehead and headed for the kitchen. He was
going to make up for his deception. Maybe making his famous lasagna with mashed
potatoes and veggies for dinner would cheer her up. Whilst she slept he also
needed to check in with all of his brothers and do some paperwork.

Five minutes before Rane was going to wake Kirby for dinner
she wandered in wearing one of his black shirts. She looked so sexy, her curly
red ringlets falling everywhere, and her eyes still sleep dazed. He grinned,
knowing she had nothing on underneath.

She ran her fingers through her hair and came to stand in
front of him. “What’s that yummy smell? It smelt so good, it woke me up with my
stomach growling and making demands.”

Reaching down, he kissed her forehead, murmuring against it,
“It’s my famous lasagna, mashed potatoes, and veggies. It’ll be ready in about
five minutes.”

She smiled at him, and his heart seemed to explode. She was
his sunshine, his everything, especially when she smiled like that.

“Wow, you cook? All my brothers can do is heat canned food,
or re heat food.”

Rane pulled her into his arms as he laughed. “Well, I have
nine siblings, my mother made us learn to help out. I think the only one in our
family who doesn’t know how to cook, clean, and iron is Jamie. But we have
Faith to blame for that, because she did all his chores for him.” He looked
down as Kirby’s face screwed up.