“Good. Well, you guys can give me some feedback, and maybe I can see if any other pack females want to join us. I’m tired of sitting around too. And I could stand to earn some money for Petal, because my bank account is sad o’clock somewhere right now.”
Shay snorted. “You think Gael is going to want you to get a job like you had back in Texas?”
“It’s not up to him, for one, and for two… I still need to be me. I can’t let myself get swallowed up in him. I’ve done that before, and that wasn’t good for me.” I looked down, feeling silly for saying it. Of course a mate bond and a baby changed things—not that I’d shared that, yet—but… I didn’t want it to change who I was deep down.
And I liked my work.
I blew out a breath, trying to decide if I should tell them about the mating signs. I mean
