Rane's Mate by Hazel Gower

Jamie just got out of the military. He said he
would come back and help a day or two a week. Lastly, I did want Tristan and
Arden. Thanks to everything going on, Arden will be home earlier and in the
same situation as Tray and I. Griffen is even going to help. So if you give the
okay, with all their help I should be able to pull it off.”
    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