Rane's Mate

by Hazel Gower

  Kirby chuckled. “I thought it was strange when that woman went crazy to protect Hayden. Poor Sandra.”

  Kane chuckled. “More like poor Hayden, because Sandra has been dying for a mate. She won’t take any bullshit. Sorry, sweetheart, you do realize that he will now have all the advantages that you have.”

  Kirby groaned. “I was so looking forward to getting a chance at finally beating them in something.”

  He chuckled again and hugged her tighter. They sat for another fifteen minutes in silence, just enjoying watching as another four children joined the others in dancing.

  “What’s going to happen now, Rane?”

  He sighed. “I should be talking to the military leader and working, not sitting here with you. It’s just when I’m with you, you make me take a breather and enjoy life, take it all in. For once in my life I’m not career minded.”

  Kirby couldn’t help herself, she reached up and pulled his face down to hers, kissing him slowly, tracing his lips until they opened and his tongue met hers. They pulled away as eight different ‘yucks’ and giggles were heard.

  * * * *

  Rane smiled as a blushing Kirby turned to the crowd. He was the luckiest man to have her for his mate, she was everything and more than what he expected—she was his perfect match. He knew he had fallen madly in love with her. He wondered if she knew the power she had over him.

  Rane had never felt this good in his life, even with his cracked ribs, broken arm, bruised and cut up. The children were asking Kirby about her special powers as they were telling theirs. He chuckled as she called to Duncan and Tristan who came over very reluctantly, not looking too happy, but as soon as they saw the children they gave their full cooperation, and he felt Kirby sigh in his arms. She got them to do all sorts of things to amuse the children.

  His mother wandered off for a while, then came back to take the kids to their new homes. Rane could see the children were exhausted from all the excitement, and he knew Kirby wasn’t doing much better. She was now leaning right back on him, and he could tell she wasn’t using her powers on Duncan and Tristan; they were now doing things to amuse the kids seeing the state she was in.

  His mother whispered, “We’re going to move out, there will still be clean up and we’re going to do something about closing and destroying all the tunnels. Arden, Devlin, Jamie, and Griffen are going to sort out the military so you can stay with Kirby. We’re going to settle the eight children at my house, Ava is there and I have your younger sisters to help. I also think Grace and Sophie will love to help too. I’ve spoken to some elders who are eager to help, they’ve even asked to adopt some of the children, which is positive news. Let’s get home, as everyone is exhausted. Kane hasn’t left Faith’s side, carrying her everywhere, and Tray is no better. You should be so proud of Kirby. She was amazing.”

  He smiled and stood with Kirby in his arms. “Thanks, Mum. Let’s get into the van.”

  Chapter 15

  They arrived home to the sun setting over the water. Kirby had insisted on staying at his parents’ house to help out with the children. When they had finally got in bed, she had snuggled into him and he’d tried to kiss her and feel her up. Kirby had swatted him, turning bright red as she stated, “We’re at your parents’ house, so no funny business.”

  He lay there and watched her sleep, thinking of the miracle she was to him. He finally drifted to sleep with his hand over her stomach where their child grew.

  Early the next morning he woke to loud children’s laughter, music, singing, and yelling. He smiled as Kirby snuggled into him. “No, just give me ten more minutes. I will be good, I promise.”

  Rane chuckled. “Really, little red? How good?”

  He pressed his rock hard erection between the cheeks of her arse, and she moaned, wiggling her arse, nestling his cock were she wanted it. He growled and nipped her ear and moved down her neck. Kirby arched into him, moaning. “I love waking up in the morning now. There is always someone happy to see me.”

  He laughed and turned her to face him so he could show her just how happy he was. Fastening his mouth over hers, his hands slowly moved up her taut stomach to his favorite play things. He gently pulled on one pointed nipple, and she moaned and moved as close as she could get, rubbing herself on him.

  They groaned together as they heard his mother call through the door. “Rane! The general has been calling, I think you should call him back before we’re invaded by the military. Oh, and Kirby, sweetheart, your brothers called. You should call them, they sounded pretty desperate.”

  Rane sighed and kissed Kirby again before he answered his mother. “Okay, we’re up. We will be ten minutes.”

  His mother chuckled. “Just remember you’re in a full house, with children.”

  Kirby buried her face in his shoulder. “I’m so embarrassed, you’ve turned me into a sex maniac.”

  He got out of bed, laughing, pulling her with him. An hour later they were downstairs and Rane was calling Arden, Griffen, and Devlin. He needed to meet and to talk to them. Rane knew now that he had a mate he wouldn’t be able to keep up with his grueling work schedule. He had loved working eighteen hour days, but now he loved something more, and he wanted to have time with her. Rane was going to do something he had never done before—ask for help, giving up work duties. He knew after last night with Cullen finding his mate and the state she was in, Cullen would be cutting his hours back too.

  Rane met Griffen, Devlin, and Arden—who looked like shit—in Faith’s special place in the woods. Rane cleared his throat, hating the thought that his brothers would have to get more involved. He shut his eyes, and Kirby’s fire engine hair and her smiling face, along with her big brown eyes, flashed before him. He smiled as he opened his eyes, knowing he was doing the right thing. He needed to stop being a workaholic.

  He was surprised to see that Cullen had joined them. Rane didn’t know who looked worse, Arden or Cullen. Rane raised his eyebrow at Cullen as he said, “I don’t care if he is the general, if he calls one more time, I’m going to shove the phone up his arse.”

  Rane smirked, because he knew from the smile on Cullen’s face he was one hundred percent serious. He nodded to Cullen. “It’s good you’re here, because I came to discuss work. We both have mates now, we can’t do the eighteen hour days anymore. I’m not saying there isn’t anyone qualified enough to take over our job, I know if Devlin and Arden and all of us share the work—”

  “I’ll help too, and so will Jamie.”

  Rane swore as he turned to see his brother Kane and Jamie join them. Kane had a feral look on his face, like he had just done something. “What the fuck have you done, Kane? You’re alpha, not military go-to. You didn’t even join the field duty. You were in the military medical.”

  Kane chuckled. “That’s what I let you all think. I mean it. We will all help, and I just showed the general and a couple of other heads of the human military who is really in charge.”

  Rane and Cullen swore. “Kane, we need to be on good footing with them.”

  If at all possible Kane’s grin got bigger. “Oh, we are on the best footing, and what I’m about to tell you is extremely classified. I wouldn’t be telling you if Faith hadn’t told me that all of you need to know. The top five people in power…three of the five are werewolves and two are supernatural, and that’s just in Australia. Most of the people in power in America are also werewolves or supernaturals. Every country on this continent has at least two werewolves in head power.”

  Wow. Rane knew they were infiltrated everywhere, but not that far. Before he had a chance to wrap his mind around everything that Kane had just told him, Devlin butted in.

  “Then why the fuck have they been so pushy, giving us fifty new recruits to train, if the power is werewolves and paranormal?”

  Kane sighed. “Because we still have to listen to others, and it is our job to protect humanity, but they need to at least be able to help protect themselves. Faith told me this morning that we ne
ed to grow and branch out if we’re going to win this war.”

  All five werewolves groaned, because they knew that when Faith said stuff like that, they were in for big changes.

  * * * *

  Kirby stared in awe at the completed house. It was late Friday morning and she couldn’t believe that she was staring at the same house. The house looked like it was months old, even the window ledges were painted. Yellow daises made a path from the carport, which was next to a double garage.

  Rane’s arms came around her. “This is a visitor’s car park. Well, it’s really parking for your parents since everyone else we know lives close enough to walk.”

  Kirby turned into his arms, stood on her tiptoes, and pulled his face down so she could kiss him. Smiling against her lips, he picked her up. She squealed as he grasped her arse, squeezing it.

  Kirby laughed. “I love you. You are so good to me. I love all the little things you do for me. I love you.”

  Rane’s hands froze mid squeeze, even the smile on his face froze, the only thing that moved was his eyes, they shone bright as he searched her face. He seemed to come back to himself just as she started to get scared that maybe she shouldn’t have said anything, but it had just come out.

  He smiled so big. “Say it again.”

  Kirby breathed a sigh of relief and grinned. “Say what again?”

  Rane chuckled, placing his mouth over hers and taking his time as he traced her lips before sucking the bottom lip into his mouth. Rane growled when she bit his bottom lip and their tongues meet, mimicking the dance of love.

  Rane moved them against the front door, then pulled her sundress over her head. His own shirt followed, falling somewhere on the ground. She couldn’t undo the buttons on his jeans fast enough, and gave a sigh of relief when they were undone. His thick erection popped free. Shivering in anticipation, she moved her hand up and down his muscular chest, giving his nipples a light pinch and loving when it made him crazy. Kirby loved it when he got all dominant.

  He pulled his mouth away from hers and looked into her eyes. “Woman, you burn me, every time I touch you, I catch alight.”

  Rane growled, pushed her up against the door, and dived in straight for her pussy. Her head fell back against the door as he sucked on her, pulling her erect nub into his mouth, growling, which sent shivers pulsing through her body. She felt her pussy convulse and knew she was soaking wet. God, she loved his growling, it was so sexy.

  He moaned against her pussy as he lapped at her juices. “Oh, Rane, please I’m going to… Oh, make me...”

  Rane growled again and added a thick finger to join his tongue.

  Her hand came down to grip his hair as his nipped her clit and added a second finger, which made her come undone. “Ahhh, I love that mouth of yours.”

  Rane smiled up at her, and she could see herself shinning against his lips. She shivered when he licked his lips then brought his fingers up, sucking them clean, groaning. “Yum, you taste so good.”

  She pulled him back up by the hair so she could show him just how much she appreciated him. Taking his mouth to hers, she lined her pussy up with his cock and slid down. Tracing his mouth and tasting herself on him, she rubbed her body against his.

  “I love everything about you, Rane. Your body could make a Greek god jealous.” She grinned. “I love that’s it’s all mine, you’re all mine. You fit me perfectly.”

  She squeezed her pussy, and his forehead fell against hers, and he moaned.

  She continued, wanting to make it clear how she felt for him. “I love the way you always make sure I’m happy, satisfied first, but what I love most is your love for me in everything you do.” She looked into his eyes. “I love the way you treat my brothers, especially Logan. Helping me with my fighting, cooking for me, and just doing things like putting a carport and undercover walkway, so my parents can visit. These are only some of the many reasons why I love you.”

  He chuckled and pushed her back against the door. His hands were cupping her breasts and slowly moved to cup her face. She looked into his electric blue eyes, and they sparkled as he spoke. “I’m the luckiest man in the world to have you. Without you, I would still be empty, working eighteen hour days. You were my world from the moment I first saw you. I couldn’t grasp how lucky I am, how perfect you are for me. I have never loved anyone like I love you. I will never love anyone else. I’m so proud of you, and I’ll never get enough of you. You, Kirby Wolfen, are my everything.”

  Tears rolled down Kirby’s face.

  Rane kissed them away. “Little red.”

  He kissed her. Kirby kissed him back, feeling the best she had ever felt in her life. No more was she the pushover. She had learnt to use her powers, and she was more powerful than ever. She had also learnt to stick up for herself and to speak up against her brothers, she had even put a tough werewolf in his place. The old Kirby would never have done anything like that.

  As Rane moved again, she smiled, loving her new freedom and her new confidence. Kirby arched as Rane sucked one nipple into his mouth. She reached her arms around to hold his head. “Faster, harder, Rane. Make me scream.”

  She felt his smile against her skin. “Your wish is my command.”

  Her laughter turned into a scream as he moved and bit her shoulder, his cock slamming home. Kirby screamed her orgasm as Rane roared, slamming into her and locking. He pushed her against the door as it cracked, falling open, and Kirby laughed out on a moan.

  “The best thing I ever did was move.”

  Rane kissed her and carried her to their bedroom.

  Epilogue

  Logan’s body still ached all over, and he wasn’t looking forward to this. He looked at Rane’s house again. Fucking werewolves! His family was becoming overrun by animals. His baby sister, who before all of this was shy and quiet, and he had to admit a pushover, was now mated to a werewolf and using her powers to help save the world. She was out of her shy shell, way out. He admitted to himself that he was proud of her, and he supposed that if she had to marry, or mate, or whatever the fuck they called it, at least it was someone he kind of liked and respected.

  Logan walked toward his parents, moving slowly so he didn’t freak them out with his battered and bruised body. His mother hugged him and he gritted his teeth to keep from wincing in pain. His dad nodded, but even his dad couldn’t stop looking at the werewolves.

  Logan’s gaze fell on his brother, and he frowned. Hayden, who had been in worse condition than him, was walking around today looking like he hadn’t almost died. Logan glanced at the hot, tall blonde smiling and basically eating his brother up.

  Logan shook his head thinking, God, us humans are idiots. How could we not have figured out that werewolves existed? A group of over two hundred ridiculously good looking people living together should bring attention to themselves. He was jolted out of his musing when Rane let slip that Kirby was pregnant, and in a little over six months there would be a new addition.

  He blamed it on the pain that he was still in when he said, “What! We can breed with animals?”

  Rane growled, and so did the hot blonde.

  His mother gasped at him and he winced when she used his full name. “Logan Jonathan Brown, I did not bring you up to be like this.”

  He sighed and looked over to his brother for back up, and was shocked to see him glaring at him with a look of disappointment.

  Logan turned back to his mother. “You can’t tell me you’re happy that your only daughter is married-mated to a werewolf, a being that turns into an animal?”

  His mother’s face was red as she turned to Rane, then the hot blonde. “I’m so sorry.” She then turned back to Logan and whacked him upside the head. “These…beings, keep us safe, they have from the beginning of time, and I wouldn’t care who my daughter…” She turned to Hayden. “…or son chose, as long as they are happy.”

  He looked to his brother again, who always had his back, but today he had his arm around the blonde. Hayden was looking a
t the blonde the same way she was looking at him.

  “No, no, not you too. Fuck this!” Logan turned and walked out the door.

  About Hazel Gower

  I’m a mother of four terrors between the ages of two and seven.

  I started writing down my story ideas in high school, and never really stopped. Writing, I have to say, is my salvation. After I’ve cleaned up and gotten all the kids in bed, I sit at my computer—or sometimes a notebook with a pencil—and relax, write, and escape.

  I love to hear from any of my readers, so feel free to send me an email and ‘like’ me on Facebook.

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  About the Armageddon Mates Series

  Book 1: Kane’s Mate

  Now Available

  Book 2: Rane’s Mate

  Now Available

  Book 3: Ava’s Mate

  Coming Soon

  Table of Contents

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Epilogue