Page 107 of Shattered

Mackenzie’s wolf stood over her, growling at her.

Aurora wasn’t afraid of either the wolf or the human, knowing neither of them would ever hurt her. And because she had no fear, she didn’t hesitate at pushing the large beast away from her, so she could attempt to stand.

Mackenzie barely moved, and before she could stand, he had her back on her ass. “Knock it off, Mac!” She shivered as the cold, damp ground seeped through her pants.

He stuck his snout between her legs, and she swatted at his head in retaliation. He didn’t stop being a pain until he had her spread flat out on her back. A flash of bright, white light illuminated the area, then a naked Mackenzie was above her.

“Don’t leave,” he ordered. “I need you.”

Aurora shook her head. “You don’t want me here, Mac.”

He bowed his head, resting his forehead onto hers. “Yeah, I do. You center me, star. You make me feel calm. I’ve never felt like this before. Best of all, you make me feel like the man I should be for you.”

Aurora reached up and cupped his cheek. “Are, Mac, youarethe man I want and need. You just need to know it and see it. If you don’t, you’re never going to get your happy ever after.”

“Our happy ever after,” he said before kissing her. Aurora felt herself softening up to the overgrown wolf. When he broke the kiss, he kept his lips as close to hers as possible without touching. “Stay.”

“Only if you promise to not be an asshole.”

Mackenzie sniggered. “Have I ever mentioned to you how hard my dick gets when you get sassy with me, star.”

Aurora stuck her tongue out at him. “You don’t have to tell me; I can feel it.”

Mackenzie bounded to his feet and held his hand out to help her up. “Looks like we’re about to have some make-up sex.”

“Pfft. You haven’t even apologized yet,” she smarted off, trying to keep her gaze locked on his face, and not his impressively large, sexy body.

Mackenzie placed a gentle kiss on her nose. “I’m sorry.”

Aurora didn’t pay attention to his words, or his body language. Her focus was solely on his eyes. She could see the regret of his actions in those blue depths. “Apology accepted. Now take me inside, my ass is cold.”

He winked at her. “I’ll warm you up.” He bent down and lifted her effortlessly into his arms.

“Don’t think you’re getting out of telling me what happened today. I want to know everything,” she demanded.

“I’ll tell you everything while I prepare our dinner. Once we’re done cleaning up, I’m done speaking about today, Holly, or any of the other shit. Tonight, is about us,” he stated.

“I can deal with that.”

True to his word, Mackenzie told her everything that happened while he cooked her dinner. He didn’t finish until she was drying the last dish he washed. Aurora had kept quiet for the most part, only asking questions when she needed clarification.

“Damn, she Colonel Jessup’d it.”

Mackenzie gave her a confused look.

“You know, the movie?”

“Huh? Who is that?” His brow furrowed in confusion.

She stared up in amazement. “It’s from an old movie called aFew Good Men. It starred Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson who played Colonel Jessup; he gave up all the deets when Tom Cruise questioned him.”

“Never heard of it,” he said after he put the last plate away.

“Well, we’ll have to watch it, and you can see what I’m talking about.”

“As long as you promise to watch it with me,” he said.

“That’s a given,” she vowed before heading into the living room to locate the remote.

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