Page 67 of Cowboy Wolf's Secret Baby

Savvy and Taryn were back bright and early the next morning. “I found a few things that might help us with Matilda, but I’m not sure. Anna sends her well wishes. She says to call her if you need her, but figures that you would want her to stay at the store and keep looking for answers.”

“Yes. I’ll call her later,” Beth said.

Conner’s family descended upon the hospital. His brother, sister-in-law, parents, best friend, and best friend’s wife, burst into the hospital room early the next morning.

One of them held his hand out to Beth.

“I’m Micah. I’ve heard a lot about you.”

“Nice to meet you,” Beth said.

“You must be Taryn,” the large man said. “Your father has told me so much about you. You have no idea how much that man loves you.”

“I love him, too,” Taryn said. “We just have to heal him.”

“I know you will,” Micah said.

“This is your Uncle Zac and Aunt Olivia, and my wife, Lucy. Your grandfather and grandmother, John and Bella,” Micah said as they shook Beth’s, Taryn’s, and Savvy’s hands.

“This is Aunt Savvy,” Taryn said. “She’s not my blood aunt. She’s my mom’s best friend.”

“Conner told me that there is a whole pack of pups running around you guys,” Beth said.

“Our friends back home are watching them. It would have been way too much to drag five young shifters this far and then expect them to behave in a hospital,” Olivia said.

“I can understand that,” Beth said.

Dr. Jean came in, surprised to see everyone. Micah introduced them all again, and the doctor gave an update.

“Now, shoo. There’s too many of you in here.”

Reluctantly, all but Conner’s parents left to go find a hotel room. John and Bella had chairs brought in. They sat in the corner, while the three witches continued pouring their energy into healing Conner.

Over the following week, Beth, Taryn, and Savvy got to know Conner’s family extremely well. They treated Taryn like royalty and made sure the three witches had everything they needed. The six of them took turns sitting in Conner’s room, lending their moral support to the healing process.

Everyone heaved a huge sigh of relief when Conner opened his eyes and looked around him.

“What in the hell happened? Am I dead?”

Beth called Dr. Jean who rushed back to the hospital.

“I can assure you that you are not dead, but only because of these three women,” she said, pointing at Beth, Taryn, and Savvy. “Let me give you some advice. It’s time to hang up your spurs, boots, and hat. Any more injuries like you just suffered, and there will be no healing, no living through it. You’d stand a better chance of survival if you went skydiving without a parachute.”

“I was done, anyway,” Conner said.

Beth was elated. She held tightly to his hand and touched his scruffy face.

“I love you,” she said.

“I love you,” he replied.

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Conner

Conner leaned his head back against the pillow and sighed. His hospital room was quiet for the moment. His family, convinced that he was going to survive, finally went back to New Mexico to their lives. Beth, Taryn, and Savvy had left for the day.

I love them, but damn. They were smothering me.

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