Free The Mating Call: Drekinn Series by Jana Leigh Page A

never done that before. Sure, they had some knockdown, drag outs, where they pulled hair and shit, but this was different. Her friend was making a point to her. Calli sat up and listened.
    "Now, pull up the big girl panties and deal with it. He bought the place right below us; we can totally make stairs to join the floors. We would double the size of our place. You could have your own place, and we would still live together, in fact, maybe we should see if we can buy out the cat lady on the floor below, then when we all find our mates, we can have them connected but still together," Cherri said and turned to Rissa, who was smiling and nodding.
    "Yeah," Rissa said, "good idea. Okay, I will work on that. In the meantime, Calli, I hate to have to say this, but you have to take one for the team. I mean you're the first to find your mate, and we all need to know if this can work. I mean we talked about it for years, but can we really all live together once we mate? Seriously, is this gonna change things? So really it's your duty to see if this is gonna work, or if we have to kill him in his sleep. I have no problem doing that, by the way, I'm just saying if he is a good lay, why bother?"
    Calli couldn't help it, she laughed. Leave it to her friends to be able to pull her out of this. Since this morning, she had felt a sense of dread. It was because of the change this was going to cause. She had been worried about her friends and also how it would affect work. But she had to try.
    "Fine, but I'm not letting him bite me until I see if he leaves the toilet seat up," Calli grumbled.
    "I would expect no less. Listen, let's finish this up and get moving. I feel the need for pasta tonight. A little pesto and Vino, and we will be fine," Cherri said and hugged her friend.
    Rissa stood and wrapped her long arms around both of them and said, "I love a happy ending." Both of her friends groaned and let go. When they were finally gone, Calli sat at her desk, she would sort out her feelings later, right now she had to find a place for Kiki. She was currently down the hall with Brooks and Ms. Praton talking about what was going to happen over the next few weeks. That was not her job. She brought in the bad guys and people that needed protecting. After that she moved on. No attachments, other than her friends. And well, now her mate. Although she hoped, he realized that she was not going to do the whole mating thing until she was comfortable. Fuck him, yeah, but biting? Definitely, no.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter 8
     
     
    "What do you mean she's coming home with me?" Calli said to Kade, who had come into her office as she had just finalized the deal with one of the Enforcers to guard Kiki for the rest of the week and weekend. She would have to give him three cases of brews and tickets to the football game next month. She hated giving those up, but Cherri and Rissa hated going with her because they always got blood on their dresses.
    "Well, apparently, Ms. Kiki has taken a shine to you and me. She insists she will not cooperate unless we are her guards. We are the only ones she feels safe with, according to her," Kade said uncomfortably and shifted from foot to foot.
    "Well, tell her to find a new bestie, I already have two high maintenance ones as it is. I really can't stand another one," Calli said and covered her face with her hands. She knew this was gonna suck; because Rissa was gonna find out, and subsequently, she would feel all sorry. Then Cherri would find out and want to meet Kiki, and they would bond over nails; it would be a done deal. Damn her life.
    She sighed and lowered her hands and looked at the hunk standing in her office. She still felt the tingle in her pussy from earlier. She wanted so bad to throw him against the door and screw his lights out. The mating heat was beginning. This is what it was like for a shifter when they found their mate. At first, the arousal would be huge. And they would feel like they