Page 66 of Out of Peril

She looked at the triplets in confusion, but Maya was now on her back and hugged her around the neck.

“I'm so glad you're okay, Lindsey.”

“You really scared us. Especially Walker. I always knew you'd pulled through, but he went kind of insane,” Dante said.

I scowled at him. “I wasn't that bad.”

“Oh yes you were,” Shelby insisted.

“Hey, whose side are you on?”

“Only the side of truth, my friend.”

I groaned.

The beast looked back and forth between us but made no aggressive moves. Shelby was careful to keep her distance just in case.

“Hi Lindsey. I'm Shelby. It's so nice to finally meet you.”

She nudged the kids down and then shifted.

“Nice to meet me? Are you people all insane? Did you not just see me?”

Shelby shrugged. “I guess we're just used to weird around here. Trust me when I say Ben and I are very happy to meet you.”

I wrapped an arm around her and gave her a squeeze. I knew exactly what she was thinking even though we hadn't spoken of it in a long time.

One of Shelby's biggest fears was that her children’s genetics were altered so badly that when they finally shifted they would turn into monsters with no more humanity. I'd tried to tell her for years that the love she and Ben gave them should override any of those concerns, but in truth, none of us could possibly know that for sure.

Lindsey didn't appear to like me showing affection to another female as she glared at Shelby.

I chuckled. “Huh. I wonder if that's how Ben feels about me.”

“Be nice,” my friend warned me. “And stop being an idiot. Take your arm off of me and go your mate.”

I did as instructed. My wolf was agitated that she was naked in front of people, even if it was just Shelby and the kids

“I told you about Shelby. She's my best friend. It was perfectly innocent. She's mated to Ben.”

“Lindsey doesn't know Ben,” Dante reminded me.

“Oh, right. Sorry. This week has been such a blur. When you're ready I'll start introducing you to everyone. They have all been there to help us while you were out.”

“And they’re the ones that shot her,” Maya reminded me.

Lindsey's head whipped around.

“Who shot me?”

“It was all a misunderstanding. I swear. I’ll explain everything, but you're supposed to stay in your fur to heal.”

She looked down at her shoulder that now looked like the wound had been there for weeks instead of days.

“Who shot me?” she asked again.

“Now don't freak out.”

“Baine. He's on Bravo team, but Silas told him to,” Dante said.

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