GOOD GIRL

Amy narrowed bright eyes at me. “Clearly. So she can kick your ass.”

Elena smirked. “I already did that once, but I wouldn’t mind doing it again with claws.”

I was tempted to dispute that statement, considering I’d ended up kidnapping her, but Elena could have this win.

“Right,” I said. “Let’s go, then.”

My eyes were forced forward so as not to stare too closely at Elena’s still-flushed cheeks and chest. I made it out the door without making eye contact and headed toward the forest, giving the carnival area a wide berth to avoid the people milling about.

I saw Elena point at some of the rides and signs, but we weren’t here to have fun. We were here to see if she was going to have a problem shifting, and then it was time for us to move on. That was it.

When all three of us made it into the small forest, I led the way to a spot past some of the denser trees that would allow us some privacy but still would offer plenty of moonlight.

We didn’t need the moon to shift into our Bear forms, b