Silver Mine by Vivian Arend

Author:Vivian Arend [Arend, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9781609288785
Google: KUiny_mDCAEC
Amazon: B007XL69GS
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2012-09-10T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

She wasn’t some stupid little female to be tucked off to the side and protected, but in light of the men’s hesitancy to talk freely in front of her, Shelley had decided that her best course of action was to play along and head outdoors.

Chase would get her caught up later, but in the meantime she would take the opportunity to examine what she could of the area and the men. She grabbed her medical kit and hauled it with her because she was fairly certain that most of the outcasts hadn’t seen a doctor in years.

The crowd was far more silent than any pack gathering she’d ever attended. Muted conversations only, some men sitting side by side with only the occasional word passing between them.

“You want to walk away from the men or through them?” Frank asked.

“Through.” It was the best way to find out what was happening. She glanced up at the big man as he moved at her side, protective yet giving her enough space she didn’t feel threatened. Probably simple, direct questions were the best way to get the information she wanted. “How many days ago did you arrive?”

“Four. Most of the men showed up the day after that, and they’ve been trickling in since.”

A quick head count showed there could be close to thirty in the area. “You think more are coming?”

“Depends.”

“On what?” One of the shifters was in wolf, rubbing his paw over his muzzle in a repetitive motion as if he was in pain. She pointed his way. “I want to check him.”

“Sure. Just don’t try to pet him.”

“I’m a wolf who can’t shift, I’m not an idiot,” Shelley muttered under her breath.

Frank chuckled. “Tobias doesn’t shift out of his wolf too often. Let me make sure he’s got some brains operating today.”

He called out the man’s name, and the wolf lifted his head for a moment from where he’d been worrying at it.

“You up for a visitor, wolf? She’s the Alpha’s woman, so you be nice.”

Shelley stared ahead and ignored that Alpha’s woman comment, because that was what she was for the moment, for all intents and purposes. She was honest enough to admit hearing the words caused some interesting sensations inside.

Tobias twisted to face her as she squatted by his side.

“You having troubles? Muzzle? Or your teeth? I’m a…doctor.” It still felt weird to say that as a profession, even though it was true according to shifter rules.

Aged gums and worn molars came into view as he opened his jaw wide. The source of his pain was clear—a broken tooth partly lodged in the swollen flesh of his gum line. The wolf was old enough that even shifting wouldn’t fix this kind of deterioration anymore.

“Hell, man,” Frank whistled. “That’s got to hurt. You want the lady to take it out for you?”

Tobias looked her up and down then sniffed, long and low. Shelley held her hidden blade at the ready. Just because she was the Alpha’s woman didn’t mean that old prejudices weren’t liable to pop up.

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