Rick stayed on his knees in front of Shelly until she grabbed him and hugged him. A soft voice called from the living room. “What does our runes mean?” Alannah stepped into the dining room, her hands wrapped around the small swell of her growing baby bump. “Is it hurting my pup?”
I sighed. “Yeah, Alannah it is.” Her hand flew to her mouth. “But don’t worry.” I nearly laughed at my words. I just asked a woman to not worry about her pup. I jumped back to her question. “Abby’s rune was to drain her. Ricks is to give him power until it over loads his body, and yours…” I sighed again. “Your rune is a bastardized version of a mate rune.”
“What does that mean?” Shelly asked, touching her arm.
“I don’t know.” I blew out a breath. “I know the runes because of my father. He never went into detail
