someone else. But the council will punish them, most likely. Not for the killing so much as getting involved in the first place and putting the pack in danger.”
“Danger! You can’t expect me to believe they think a single human is a danger to a town of shifters.” The thought was ridiculous.
“In danger of discovery.” The doctor’s voice was a little more impatient, and she backed away to lean against the wall, her frown firmly in place.
Selene sighed. She could understand what the doctor was saying, even if she didn’t like it. “What will happen to them?”
“I can’t know that. We simply have to sit tight and—”
“And let us tell you ourselves.”
Selene’s squeal of delight was more of a croak, but she jumped from the bed and flung herself at the two men, her relief palpable. “You’re here,” she said, over and over.
They stood in a circle of something magical, moving only to let the doctor leave the room. She couldn’t have said how many minutes passed before they pulled her gently from their necks and led her back to her bed. “Rest, sweetheart,” Trey said.
“I’m fine. I feel wonderful now.” She clasped their hands, her smile dimming. “Tell me what the council said. What they did.”
“It was a tricky start,” Michael told her. “At first they were furious. But after a few days of arguments, they came to believe that you really are our mate—though you’re human—and that we were within our rights to protect you as we would any member of the pack.”
She looked from one to the other. “So that’s it? You’re not to be punished?”
“We were fined, but the biggest punishment was having to leave you while you were so damaged.” Trey’s eyes still showed traces of his aggravation.
“Trey tried to leave and come back to you, but they restrained him. Michelle kept us updated on your progress.” Michael sat down on the bed, his face earnest. “We would never have left you if we’d had a choice, love.”
She knew that Trey’s restraint had probably been a violent physical encounter, but he was okay now, as was she. She let it go, unsure she really wanted to know anyway. They were here, and everything was fine. “Of course I know that.” She squeezed his hand. “So they’ve accepted me?”
“It’ll take a little time, but it will happen.” The determination in Trey’s eyes spoke volumes. They’d damn well better accept her.
“How do you feel, Selene?” Michael’s voice was low, his eyes understanding. “About … you do know we killed him?”
“Yes,” she whispered. “I’m glad he’s gone. I’m … I don’t know. I haven’t sorted it all out yet.” She was still hazy from the drugs, and tired as a baby. Maybe now she could sleep a natural sleep, nestled between her men. “I just want to go home.”
They smiled, together. “Then that’s where we’ll go.”
It was time to heal.
Epilogue
Two years later…
“I don’t care how old you are. The only way you’re going to find out my age is to pry it from my cold, dead … brain.”
She squealed when Michael tackled her, her laughter splitting the still air. When he was on top of her and she couldn’t get away he ran his long fingers over her bare ribs. “Tell me!”
The cool grass stuck in places she’d rather not have it stick, but she grinned up at the irrepressible man tickling her. “Nope.”
“Selene, come on. I just want to know.”
“You don’t need to know, honey. Sorry, but I’m not saying.”
He lowered his mouth to hers and gave her a quick kiss. “Then I guess I’ll just have to spank it out of you.”
She widened her eyes in mock horror. “Oh no! Not that!”
They wrestled for the five seconds it took him to flip her to her stomach. He straddled her back, his knees keeping his weight off her. He faced her ass, and she sighed when he began to caress her cheeks.
“Oh, the pain,” she mocked. “I’m not sure I can take it.”
He laughed, and then
“Danger! You can’t expect me to believe they think a single human is a danger to a town of shifters.” The thought was ridiculous.
“In danger of discovery.” The doctor’s voice was a little more impatient, and she backed away to lean against the wall, her frown firmly in place.
Selene sighed. She could understand what the doctor was saying, even if she didn’t like it. “What will happen to them?”
“I can’t know that. We simply have to sit tight and—”
“And let us tell you ourselves.”
Selene’s squeal of delight was more of a croak, but she jumped from the bed and flung herself at the two men, her relief palpable. “You’re here,” she said, over and over.
They stood in a circle of something magical, moving only to let the doctor leave the room. She couldn’t have said how many minutes passed before they pulled her gently from their necks and led her back to her bed. “Rest, sweetheart,” Trey said.
“I’m fine. I feel wonderful now.” She clasped their hands, her smile dimming. “Tell me what the council said. What they did.”
“It was a tricky start,” Michael told her. “At first they were furious. But after a few days of arguments, they came to believe that you really are our mate—though you’re human—and that we were within our rights to protect you as we would any member of the pack.”
She looked from one to the other. “So that’s it? You’re not to be punished?”
“We were fined, but the biggest punishment was having to leave you while you were so damaged.” Trey’s eyes still showed traces of his aggravation.
“Trey tried to leave and come back to you, but they restrained him. Michelle kept us updated on your progress.” Michael sat down on the bed, his face earnest. “We would never have left you if we’d had a choice, love.”
She knew that Trey’s restraint had probably been a violent physical encounter, but he was okay now, as was she. She let it go, unsure she really wanted to know anyway. They were here, and everything was fine. “Of course I know that.” She squeezed his hand. “So they’ve accepted me?”
“It’ll take a little time, but it will happen.” The determination in Trey’s eyes spoke volumes. They’d damn well better accept her.
“How do you feel, Selene?” Michael’s voice was low, his eyes understanding. “About … you do know we killed him?”
“Yes,” she whispered. “I’m glad he’s gone. I’m … I don’t know. I haven’t sorted it all out yet.” She was still hazy from the drugs, and tired as a baby. Maybe now she could sleep a natural sleep, nestled between her men. “I just want to go home.”
They smiled, together. “Then that’s where we’ll go.”
It was time to heal.
Epilogue
Two years later…
“I don’t care how old you are. The only way you’re going to find out my age is to pry it from my cold, dead … brain.”
She squealed when Michael tackled her, her laughter splitting the still air. When he was on top of her and she couldn’t get away he ran his long fingers over her bare ribs. “Tell me!”
The cool grass stuck in places she’d rather not have it stick, but she grinned up at the irrepressible man tickling her. “Nope.”
“Selene, come on. I just want to know.”
“You don’t need to know, honey. Sorry, but I’m not saying.”
He lowered his mouth to hers and gave her a quick kiss. “Then I guess I’ll just have to spank it out of you.”
She widened her eyes in mock horror. “Oh no! Not that!”
They wrestled for the five seconds it took him to flip her to her stomach. He straddled her back, his knees keeping his weight off her. He faced her ass, and she sighed when he began to caress her cheeks.
“Oh, the pain,” she mocked. “I’m not sure I can take it.”
He laughed, and then
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