Free Healing Cherri by Jana Leigh Page A

invest. Scary, if they knew that the shifters actually were giving them advice and helping them make money, they would probably die of embarrassment.
    They were rich, but didn’t flaunt it. It was not common knowledge that they had this much money; all of them planned this when they were young. It was like they knew they would have to help and support their Pack from an early age. They bought the building they lived in that was now the Pack house, and invested in several more. Rissa kept it all straight.
    Cherri was the wild card of the group. She was a jack-of-all-trades, though no one seemed to notice how talented—she was glad her friends did. She was a doctor, a brilliant financier; she was the one who spoke to the manager of their firm when needed. She was also the organizer, and could control Calli’s temper and Rissa’s lack of focus all-in-one. How would this work with a mate, would he expect her to turn her back on the girls and only pay attention to him? Because although she was the stable one of the group, she was also the highest maintenance. She liked being pampered; she went to the spa weekly for different things. She had her food catered just like she wanted it, and a housekeeper. If she could have a little puppy, she would, Calli just refused to have one in the apartment. But now that she was on her own, she considered it. Strange though it may be for a wolf to have a pet, she really wanted to have one of those little teacup puppies that you could take out in a bag and dress up. It would be fun.
    “ I want to dog!” Cherri said firmly and turned around. “What if he doesn’t like animals?”
    Calli stepped up and said, “He came from a fuckin’ ranch, duh, animals. Now if that's the best you can come up with, quit wasting our time standing here and go and mate.”
    “ Bitch, that’s not all. I'm just worried that he won't understand our relationship,” Cherri said.
    Rissa laughed and looked up from the computer. “Do we even understand our relationship? Because as I see it, we're three women who have been inseparable since practically the womb, we're not gay, but we live together. Hell, we had million-dollar apartments retro-fitted so we could still technically say we're living together. That's fuckin’ weird. Who gives a shit if he understands it? It is what it is.”
    Calli looked at Rissa in surprise. That was probably the most profound thing their friend had said in years. “Bitch, nice!”
    Cherri laughed. “Wow, okay, so not much support here.”
    Calli and Rissa both turned to her and frowned. Calli said, “What we're trying to say is that he was made for you. So I'm pretty sure that he will get that you are like the princess of your universe, and we are all your subjects."
    “ I hate you,” Cherri said and hugged her friends and laughed.

Chapter 7
    They day had been exhausting and yet Declan could still feel the hum of anticipation flowing through his veins. He was going to be with her; his wolf was clawing at him in excitement. Declan never knew it could be like this, his mother had tried to explain, but he had never really gotten it. Although, he had great examples growing up. His parents were in love with each other until the day they died tragically in a freak accident. The explosion had been so hot since the propane tank on the farm exploded, no one could have survived. Not even a shifter.
    He was on his way to pick up his mate. After hearing the stuff that Kade and Brooks told him, he was anxious to see his mate and make sure she was safe. He was certain she was or the alarms would be sounding. But his wolf demanded they protect their mate. He felt the same way. He knew that his wolf could take on any threat and win. This whole thing that was going to be going down though was gonna suck. He knew that Kade was planning on telling his mate tonight and the others tomorrow when they talked about their plan. His new job was not turning out like he expected.
    After listening to Kade