Page 75 of Out of Peril

Callie started laughing, taking a step back.

“Probably a little,” Michael told her.

“Hey. I resemble that remark.”

“Linds, this is Callie, and this is Michael. Michael is leader of Delta team.”

“And Callie is his mate, the police officer,” she finished for me. “What he hasn't told me already about everyone, Maya and Dante have filled me in on.”

“They're great kids,” Callie gushed.

“We won't stay long. We just wanted to officially meet you and welcome you to the family,” Michael explained.

His mate pouted. “But we just got here and I've been waiting for days.”

“You'll have a lifetime to get to know her if this guy would just seal the deal already.”

This time Lindsey didn't say anything, but I knew her pretty well now and knew she was always shocked when someone said that. Maybe I shouldn’t have kept her to myself for so long. I made a personal vow to introduce her around and show her all that San Marco had to offer today.

“When Walker returns to work on Monday, how about I come by and keep you company?”

“You're returning to work on Monday?” she asked.

“Dude, you didn't tell her?”

I shrugged.

He shook his head. “You have a lot to learn about mated-life.”

“It'll just be for a few hours,” I assured her. I was pretty sure Michael understood that too. I felt guilty for all the time off, but my wolf was going to freak being away from her for long.

Callie hugged her again. “Monday. We'll have a little girl chat.”

“Uh, okay.”

Almost as soon as they left, there was another knock on the door and then another as Linc and his mate Christine arrived, followed by Tucker and his mate Abby. Both women had welcome baskets for Lindsey and also welcomed her to the family.

My girl was getting more than a little overwhelmed, but much to my surprise, she didn't freak out.

“Callie’s coming back to hang out on Monday while Walker's at work,” I heard her tell the ladies.

“I should be able to get off work for the morning. Why don't we plan on making it a Delta ladies' day,” Christine suggested. “You aren't on a deadline right now, right Abby?”

“Nope. I'm a writer,” she explained. “My next book isn't due to my publisher for another two months and I'm almost through the first draft already.”

“So that settles it then. I'll send a text and let everyone know.”

“Everyone?” Lindsey asked with a gulp.

“Don't worry,” Abby said. “I know they can be a little overwhelming at first, but they mean well. Delta's only a six-man team and Lachlan is still single. So really, it's just the three of us, Callie, and Mirage.”

“I haven't met Mirage.”

“You will,” she assured me.

“Um, okay,” she agreed.

“Great. Okay, well we were told not to stay too long today and just wanted to stop by and say hello. If you need anything at all, just call or text. Can I have your number before we go?”

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