Chapter 47 : A New Set of Mates

*Kael* I jumped out of the car before it came to a stop, skidding across the sand and throwing myself onto my knees, putting two fingers to my brother's neck. There—a pulse. Alive. I shook Rian's shoulders—and my horror spiked. He looked worse than I ever did: cuts, bloomed bruises, swollen lip. He'd been tortured. I knew exactly by who. Connor Herrick had tortured my brother. I'd kill him. "Rian, wake up. Wake up, for Mom's sake!" His face was already sunburned. He would look like a molting snake when he healed. When, not if. Helie appeared. "He's alive. I'm going to kill him." "We have to get him in the car." I hauled my brother over my shoulder, lying him down in the backseat just like Jerah. I really didn't want to make this a habit. Cari had squeezed herself in the small trunk, watching Gemma climb into the passenger side. I set Rian's head on Helie's lap as she set to work on his face with the medical supplies that every car was equipped with—along with wate