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She ht have the self-confidence now, but that didn’t mean she still wasn’t a wo herself out there

“It isn’t even about Frank, guys” And it wasn’t, really, but the looks her tolf shifter best friends gave her told February they didn’t fully believe her “It’s true Anyway, you can’t tella man In fact, I know you two like to be sniffed at and approached like you’re some kind of prize” Both looked at each other, and Ary had her ansithout theht”

They both shrugged, and Melissa leaned forward “Okay, change of subject then What else are you going to do to celebrate the big three-oh, Ary?”

Oh, Lord

“Can’t we just sit here and enjoy our tropical drinks without you going all sex-crazed?”

Melissa grinned in a purely wolfish way and shook her head Ary loved these girls like they were her sisters, but so their necks, especially Melissa Ary had known theh school, and when the three of them stood in the cafeteria that first day of fresh scared shitless, they found a friendship like no other that very moment

It was hard enough living in a world where some humans could shift into animals, but tack on the fact that she couldn’t find a decentShe was getting older too, and February would be lying if she said she didn’t look into the future and see herself with a wonderful husband and a handful of children

“Hell no, we can’t just sit here and drink these frilly-ass drinks You’re thirty years old now, and let’s all be honest and adlared at Melissa and noticed Candace sitting sht

“I’d like to ree, bitch”

Melissa grinned and leaned back in her chair She gestured for the waiter to bring them another round, which February objected to

“Melissa, I do have to drive hoht”

“Not if I can help it My goal is to get you in the car with a hot—and safe—male” She looked around the bar and tapped her perfectly red painted nail on her chin “Although we are in Sweet Water, so that ht be harder than it sounds”