Page 35 of Shifter Marked and Claimed

“I’ve been studying though and we babysat for Shelby’s triplets once.”

Her eyes had a far away glaze over them as if she was remembering a nightmare.

“No one died,” Silas confessed.

Vada elbowed him. “It wasn’t that bad, but three at once was a bit terrifying.”

“Three at once would terrify me and I’ve had two years of on-the-job training for this.”

The others chuckled.

“So, what do you say?”

“Come on, say yes, please,” Susan practically begged.

“You heard the big guy. No one died on their watch,” Tarron teased.

They were all staring and waiting for me to respond.

“Okay,” I finally agreed. “But on a week by week trial basis. If it goes bad this week, then it’s over.”

“Fair enough,” Vada said with a squeal of excitement.

She looked up at Silas as he grinned and gave her a quick kiss.

Tarron had his arm around Susan as she rested her head on his shoulder.

The sight of the couples gave me a weird empty feeling.

I wished my mate was there with us, too.

My mate? When had I let myself acknowledge Micah as my mate?

The thought was starting to make me freak out a little. I needed a mental subject change and quick.

“Who’s ready for dinner?”

CHAPTER 10

MICAH

If Monday was crazy,Tuesday was sheer insanity.

I didn’t have a moment of free time until I collapsed into bed at ten o’clock. I stared at the clock debating on whether I should call her or not. In the end, my need to just hear my mate’s voice overruled the possibility of her already being asleep.

“Hey, is everything okay?” she asked when she answered.

“No. I didn’t get to see you today, but at least I get to hear your voice before I pass out.”

“I missed you too,” she confessed. “Is every day like this for you?”

“No. I do try to take time off too. I mean a birth, accident, or unexpected illness will screw with that. I am on-call twenty-four hours a day, but it’s rare really.”

“How’s tomorrow looking?” she asked.

I smiled. “I take Wednesdays off.”

“Really?”

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