Page 14 of Shattered

“Uh...” She glanced up at Keeley. “Sure.”

“Vampires exist. So do demons and fae, which include brownies, pixies, fairies, sprites along with a sundry of other mythical creatures I haven’t even begun to investigate. There are also beings called unseelie.”

“Okay, now you’re yanking my chain.”

“Nope. It’s all true. They didn’t join us tonight, but we have a few members of the pack/pride who are demons and a dhampir.”

“Wow.”

“Indeed,” Keeley agreed. “Kalkin opened us up over ten years ago to all those who were seeking sanctuary.”

“So, Cyril is part of your family?” Aurora quirked a brow.

“He is.” Keeley grinned. “It’s a little unconventional, but he’d kill anyone who hurt Henry or Shelly.”

“That’s pretty intense,” Aurora murmured.

“It’s because, she’s the last of her kind.” Keeley frowned, staring off toward the open gate.

Her words were like a punch to Aurora’s gut. “Wow. Can they...you know, help repopulate?”

Keeley shook her head. “Unlike most shifters, from what Danielle and I have gathered, only a pure mating of two unicorns can produce a unicorn heir.”

“So, when she dies...”

Keeley pursed her lips. “Don’t think about it right now. Have fun. If you want to hang back for a bit and get your bearings, I’ll be inside finishing up the dishes with Danielle.”

“Are you sure?”

Keeley grinned. “Yes. You’re safe.”

Aurora walked to the gate all of the shifters had left through and watched the plume of dirt being kicked into the air dissipate. She still couldn’t get over where she was or how she got there. It was amazing. Enthralling. A bit scary. No way she could leave now. The town had too much... Everything.

A growl from the side of the fence surprised her. She took a step back when a black and grey wolf entered the area. His eyes were a shade of ice-blue. His feet were almost the size of her palm. The menacing way he approached her, scared the shit out of her, but also aroused her. She didn’t understand what was happening to her, other than she couldn’t take her eyes off of the wolf.

She glanced down at his front leg and narrowed her eyes. A patch of skin shone through the wolf’s fur. The mark was puckered and pink, devoid of any hair.How in the world?She took another step back and tripped over her own two feet, falling hard on her ass. The wolf pounced then, bracing himself over her, sniffing her everywhere.

The snarfle and snort of the wolf reminded her of a dog, who’d found an interesting scent. She wondered what on her caught his attention and made him determined to find it. The wolf buried his nose between her open thighs and took several deep breaths before licking her there. Humiliation and excitement coursed through her. She couldn’t understand what was happening, but before she could tell him to stop and go away, he pressed his snout to her neck and began sniffing her there. He eased her backward to the point she lay flat on the ground.

The wolf growled once more before a soft pinch of pain made her yelp in surprise. The wolf licked her before pinning her with a stare that stole her ability to think let alone reason.Who are you? She licked her lips, and the wolf growled again exposing his teeth to her. Her heart hammered, and her breath came in soft pants. Was he going to eat her?

“Mackenzie Raferty!” The slam of the screen door against the side of the house drew Aurora’s attention. Keeley came bounding out of the house with a baseball bat. “What did your brother tell you? What the fuck has gotten into you?”

The wolf grumbled and sat before licking Aurora’s cheek.

“No way, buster,” Keeley chided. “You don’t get to scare the shit out of her then try to be coy.”

He pawed at Aurora, placing his foot in her hand. Then whined.

“I’m more surprised than scared,” Aurora muttered. “This is really Mackenzie?”

The wolf yipped.

“Aurora, meet Mackenzie’s wolf,” Kalkin said, walking up to them stark naked. “Took you long enough to show yourself, old fucking man.”

She tried to keep her gaze on the wolf sitting between her legs, but her gaze kept wandering toward Kalkin.Don’t do it. Don’t look.She warred with herself.Just a little...Kalkin placed his hands on his hips and she glimpsed the outline of his...Holy crap. Are they all built like that?She stared at the wolf in front of her. “So...this doesn’t happen often for him?”

“No.” Keeley shook her head. “Come on, let’s get you cleaned up and get some of that dog slobber off of you.”

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