Page 64 of The Enforcers: KANE

Israel nodded. “The asshole says the injection will keep her unconscious until her brain can heal itself, so she’ll be fine alone. But, being that he’s an Agency asshole and we don’t trust him, I asked Terin to come down and sit with her.”

“Thanks.”

Israel came over and stood by the bed.

“So she’s really the one, huh? Your mate?”

Kane hesitated, then nodded. “I never thought I’d have one,” he said. She had to be okay. He couldn’t find her and then lose her again. He said, “You’re still my brother, though. You know that, right?”

Israel nodded, but he didn’t look at Kane.

Kane stood up, gazing down at Rachelle. “Raven—my mate,” he mused. “Who knew?”

“I did,” Israel said. “All those years you looked for her. It was always her.”

And before Kane could answer, Israel clapped him on the shoulder and walked out of the room.

As soon as Terin showed up, Kane reluctantly walked out to the living room. He knew Terin was a gifted healer—she’d brought Rafe back from the edge of death the night they met. But Wolf didn’t give a shit about that. Their place was by Rachelle.

I know, Kane said. Tell it to the alpha.

The first person he saw was Rachelle’s handler from the Agency. Carmichael, his name was. Sandy brown hair, gray eyes, unremarkable in his nondescript gray suit. He looked like an accountant.

Jace was also there, with Emma, Rafe and Israel.

Kane raised his eyebrows at Jace. “I need to get back to Rachelle,” he said.

Jace nodded. “This won’t take long,” he said. “But we need to discuss what can be done to find Selina. Even if Rachelle recovers in time, I’m assuming she may not be able to track Selina from the abandoned house?”

Carmichael shook his head. “It’s likely she covered her tracks,” he said. “Selina has gained powers that we have no defense against. For example, that mind trap she planted in those unfortunate prisoners…”

“Yeah,” Rafe said. “What was that?”

Exactly what Kane wanted to know.

Carmichael steepled his fingers and tapped them together. “It’s a bit complex…”

“Use little words,” Kane growled.

Carmichael gazed at him. “Quite so. Well, Rachelle has the unique ability to sense the emotional energies of those around her, and even absorb them into herself. She can also calm and realign the neural pathways of others. It’s how she can heal mental illnesses in some people.”

“Wow,” Rafe said. “Another ninja mind warrior.” Jace gave Rafe a “shut up” glance. Kane didn’t blame him. Jesse’s abilities weren’t a secret, but they didn’t want crazy-ass scientists deciding they wanted to take his brain apart too.

“Not quite,” Carmichael said. “Her abilities are primarily defensive and healing. Although she’s quite a skilled hunter as well. However, her weakness is the risk of being overwhelmed by negative emotions, to the point where her own brain can be damaged. If she were able to take her animal form, we believe that wouldn’t be the case.”

“Why can’t she?” Kane asked. “Something you all did to her?”

“I don’t believe so,” Carmichael said. “Her ability to shift is suppressed, but whether it’s something she did herself as a child, or it was done to her, I’m unsure. The records are murky in that regard.”

He cleared his throat. “In any case, Selina appears to have tortured these poor individuals, and then, er—boxed up those memories, emotions and sensations, so to speak, so that if Rachelle touched one of them with the intent to ease their pain, the backlash would all explode on her at once.”

Kane closed his eyes. He couldn’t imagine what she’d gone through, experiencing all that pain and horror pouring through her. Hell, he couldn’t imagine what the victims had gone through, either. This had to stop.

“That’s sick,” he said.

“Precisely,” Carmichael said. “Selina Douglass is a very dangerous woman. Since Raven was unable to track her, we need to develop a Plan B. I’ve arranged for Noah Reilly’s transport to be diverted here…”

Jace rose to his feet, his face darkening. “You ‘diverted’ a Council prisoner into my territory without clearing it with me? What the hell were you thinking?” He was growling now, which pretty much set everybody off. Even Emma, who wasn’t a wolf.