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“Brother, you gotta see to those wounds,” Corbin states firmly. “Your sister will have all our asses if you die.”

Slowly, I allow myself to shift, only to collapse forward. If not for my brothers catching me, I’d have hit the ground. They kept me from doing this.

“We need to get him back to the clubhouse,” Zavier mutters, but his voice is muffled to my ears. “He’s lost a lot of blood.”

“Don’t think we’ve got time for that,” Corbin mutters right before everything goes black.

Chapter Twenty-Four

Raine

Something wasn’t right. I could feel it. I sense it deep in my soul. Something bad has happened. I just know it has.

Pain.

Rage.

Utter fury.

It’s overwhelming in so many ways, but I understand it somehow. They’re what Dane’s feeling.

I want to take the pain away for him, but I don’t know exactly what’s causing him pain. Did something happen to him? Is he hurt? I need to get to him. To know he’s okay. Safe. Whole.

I can’t stop myself from pacing the lengthof the room when the front doors are thrown open, and both my parents come rushing through them. My dad’s face is red with anger. Mom’s eyes showed her worry, something she’s rarely ever done. Both come directly to me, engulfing me in their embrace.

I want to be relieved that my mom’s okay. That she wasn’t hurt, or worse. But I can’t stop thinking about Dane and knowing whether or not he’s okay. I don’t like what I’m feeling, and it’s making me want to pull my hair out.

“It’s going to be okay, Rainy,” Mom murmurs and presses a kiss to the side of my head.

“How do you know it’s going to be okay? Do you even know what’s going on?” I ask, knowing she can hear the panic in my voice.

“I know because the Goddess won’t see my daughter lose her other half.”

The door flies open again, and a man who looks so much like Dane steps in, scans the room, and moves directly to where Karsyn is sitting with her son in her arms.

“Hey, Daddy,” Karsyn murmurs, though I don’t miss the hesitancy in her voice and the way her eyes also hold concern.

“Sweetheart,” her dad says, crouching in front of her. “What do you see?”

“You know I can’t tell you that,” Karsyn whispers.

“What’s going on?” Dad demands, his tone getting that booming one he gets when he wants to know something.

Dane’s dad twists his head, looks at me, looks to my parents, gets to his feet, and moves toward us. “I’m Dane’s dad.”

“I know who you are, Daniel,” Dad grunts. “Now, what the hell is going on? All I know is what my son said, and that was get my mate, then get to my daughter.”

“He didn’t tell you that your mate had a gun trained on her while grocery shopping?” Daniel asks, brow cocked.

“Oh, he told me,” Dad grinds out. “I personally took care of that one. Caught him off guard with his sniper rifle trained on my mate. I ripped his throat out before he even knew I was there to do it. Now, what the hell is going on? Why are you asking her what she sees?” he demands, jerking his chin in Karsyn’s direction.

“Daddy,” I murmur, wanting him to calm down.

“I can’t tell him,” Karsyn whispers, getting to her feet. She hands her son to Daniel and looks directly at me. “You feel him. You know. You need to be strong. Accept what the Goddesses above and around youhave gifted you. It’s because of them that your brother found you when he did all those years ago. It’s because of them you have those who love you, that protect you. Now, it’s time for you to accept what they’ve given to you. When you do, only then will everything be back to as it should.”

What does that mean?

I don’t understand.

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