Kane's Mate (Armageddon Mates) by Hazel Gower Read Free Book Online Page B

closer to see them. For example, Rane is just a smidgen smaller than Kane.”
    The girls took two tiny steps closer.
    Faith continued, “Plus, Kane’s fur is more a dirty blond where Rane’s is tree bark brown.”
    The girls took another step forward.
    Faith turned to the youngest. “What color doggie would you like…sorry, I know Grace’s name but not yours, so can you tell me your name?”
    The little girl grinned. “Sophie.”
    “Sophie, I almost have a rainbow of dogs, so what color doggie would you like?”
    Sophie took the last step to Faith. “I want a white snow doggy with big water-colored eyes. As you know, the monsters don’t like water or cold things. We tried to get close to water, but we must have still been too far. Did you go in the water? Is that why you don’t got a shirt?”
    Faith smiled. “You’re right, Sophie, the monsters don’t like water, and you were just a bit too far from the water. My shirt got wrecked helping fight the monsters, but don’t you worry about that, I have lots of clothes at home. So let’s find you a doggy protector. I have the perfect one for you. His name is Griffen, and he’s even more of a teddy bear than these two.”
    There was a whole lot more laughter outside now as Griffen came in slowly. Sophie gasped and ran to Griffen, petting and hugging him as she chanted, “I love you. You’re going to be my best friend and save me and my sister from the monsters. I bet they’ll be scared of you, because you’re the color of snow and your eyes are blue like water.”
    Griffen plopped down in front of Faith.
    Grace sat down next to her sister, tears running down her face. “I wish we’d had a doggie protector so I could have saved our dad.”
    “I’m so sorry, Grace, but you can have a protector now.”
    “But I don’t have anywhere to keep it now. My dad’s gone, and I don’t have a Mum anymore either.” She was crying so hard it was tough to hear the last bit.
    Faith moved over and hugged the girl. “Would you like to join my special family?”
    Sophie stopped kissing Griffen to say, “Me too, me too. Grace and I are always supposed to be together, that’s what Dad said.”
    Grace nodded. “Okay, but can I have a Mummy doggy, please?”
    Faith smiled at them. “Ah, sweetheart, I can get you one of those, lat—” Suddenly a beautiful black wolf with brown eyes came running in and licked Grace’s face. Faith nodded to Della, Kane’s mother. “This is a Mummy dog. She’s come to check on her babies.”
    Grace and Sophie looked around and as one said, “I don’t see any babies.”
    “Why, we’re hugging her biggest babies. Do you want to know something? These are only three of her babies, she has ten all up.”
    “Wow.”
    “Would you like to come with me and meet her other babies?”
    Both girls nodded.
    “Okay, kiddos, we’re going to go outside. There will be some people, and more doggies. But we’re going to go to a big white van.”
    Both girls nodded again. Faith moved slowly, trying not to wince so she didn’t scare the girls further. She got up, leaning on Kane and Rane, and started limping, walking slowly to the exit.
    * * * *
    Kane knew Faith was about to collapse so he didn’t care when Jamie came over to them and picked Faith up. She made a weak protest about Jamie being hurt. His response was to kiss her forehead.
    “You’re lighter than a feather.”
    Jamie then put on his, as Faith called it, lady-killer voice and turned to the two little girls.
    “So I hear we have two new family members.”
    And as all females do around Jamie, apparently all ages, the girls constantly darted glances at him, giving shy smiles and moving as close as they dared.
    “Why are you carrying Faith?” Grace asked. “She’s not a baby, put her down now.” The little girl even stomped her foot for effect.
    Jamie chuckled. “It’s so nice to have another hotheaded redhead around.”
    As usual Jamie had cast his spell, and Grace seemed to