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to.
    “You’re
ours now, sweetheart. We will always look after you.”
    “ Mmm .” Angelica wasn’t
ready to respond yet and find out what they were talking about. She just wanted
to enjoy the delightful bliss still coursing through her. In the very back of
her mind Angelica knew she had a lot to find out, but right now she didn’t
care. She just wanted to bask in her afterglow.
    ****
    Stephan
looked down at his sleeping mate in his friend’s arms and hoped that claiming
her before she knew what they were and what she was to them hadn’t stuffed up
anything.
    They’d
blindsided her tonight. He and Owen had used the mate bond that made them
irresistible to their mate to get her to agree to what they wanted.
    “How
pissed do you think she’s going to be when she finds everything out?”
    Owen
stroked his finger’s down Angelica’s back. “I have no idea. I say she’s going
to be angry and hurt that things were kept from her.”
    Stephan
hadn’t liked from the beginning keeping what they were from Angelica, but Joel
hadn’t wanted her to know, and the council had thought it was best when Joel
moved away.
    “We
have all weekend to convince her she’s ours and to get her over any anger.”
Stephan got up. “I’m going for a run.” He leaned over and kissed Angelica,
stood, stretched, and shifted.
    Stephan’s
cat had been itching to be set free. Stephan had caged him since last weekend
when Angelica had been at the biker bar and he’d gotten into a fight with a
biker werewolf who thought Angelica would be a great lay for the night. That
had been a close one. Werewolves were cocky and thought they owned everything
and that they were the strongest and best Shifters. His cat had shown that
wasn’t the case when Owen had taken Angelica home. The problem, though, was
that all week his cat had been preening and whining to go claim their prize,
their mate.
    Leaving
the house he let his panther fully take over. He ran and chased rabbits and
possums. He climbed trees and let himself be free and happy. Stephan wasn’t a
fool. He knew mating Angelica was just the beginning. They had a lot to work
through and sort out, and he just hoped that it all worked out.

Chapter Two
     
    Angelica
snuggled into the warmth that surrounded her only to gasp as muscled arms
circled around her waist and pulled her closer to their chest. Her eyes snapped
open, and she stared at Stephan’s dark chest.
    Oh God, what
have I done? I’ve slept with my brother’s best friends. I’m such a slut. How on
earth am I going to get out of this one? Angelica’s mind was in turmoil, and she
had no idea what she was supposed to do now.
    Slowly
she looked up to see if Stephan was awake. His eyes were closed and his
breathing steady, so she breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to be asleep.
Easing herself carefully out of his hold she quickly searched for her clothes
and phone. Glancing around for Owen she snuck out of the room and down the hall
gathering her shoes and putting the dress on as she snuck out side and looked
around. Crap! Jenika was probably a good ten minutes away at the least. Shrugging, she slipped her
shoes on and started walking as she called her best friend.
    “ Hiya , what time is it?” Jenika sounded groggy.
    “I
have no idea. I was hoping you knew. I need you to come and pick me up.”
    “ Erm , what’s up? Your voice is shaking.” Angelica could hear
rustling in the background, and it sounded like Jenika was getting up.
    “ Jenika , I did something real bad.”
    “ Ouhh , what you do? I hope you were real bad.”
    Angelica
groaned. “It was not good bad, well it was good, but it’s going to have shit
hitting the fan. Please, I need you to come and get me. I promise I’ll
explain.”
    Jenika must have heard
the panic in her voice because she became serious. “Sure, I’m on my way. Where
am I picking you up?”
    “Drive
to the base of the mountain. I’m walking to the highway now.”
    “Stay
safe. I’ll be