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Jaxson: We can start tomorrow morning. Gun range first?

Jaxson: Do you own a gun?

Jaxson: Nvmd. Your dad’s a general. You have a gun.

Jaxson: Pick you up at six

Jaxson: A.M.

Me: I’ll be ready

Jaxson: See you then

Grinning, I pick up my kill list.

I’m coming for you, assholes.

CHAPTER 15

JAXSON

“Damn!”Bennett hollers.

The six of us have been at the gun range for the last two hours, firing rounds with different types of weapons. So far, Aurora seems the most comfortable with the Springfield XDM 9mm and Smith & Wesson Shield 45mm.

I push the button to bring the paper target forward to see how accurately she hit. I’m not surprised to see multiple headshots and a few in the chest and gut.

Bennett’s not wrong. She’s pretty fucking good… A natural.

“You didn’t tell us you could shoot,” Thomas accuses. Hudson elbows him in the stomach. “What the fuck, man? I’m just saying… She didn’t tell us.”

“Dumbass,” Carver mutters. “Her dad’s a general. It didn’t once enter your little pea brain… I don’t know… Hey, maybe General Parks taught Aurora how to shoot?”

We all howl with laughter. Aurora’s skin flushes, and she bites her lip to keep from laughing as well.

“Doesn’t hurt to brush up, does it?” she offers. “It’s been a while since I’ve fired my gun. I’m rusty.”

“Rusty?” Bennett says, incredulously. “You were more accurate than some Marines.”

“Nah.” She winks. “I normally get all the headshots. I missed a couple.”

Fuck, this woman!

My dick hardens instantly, and for once, I’m grateful that I decided to wear my Utilities. They give me more room, and my arousal won’t be as noticeable. My cock’s been in a constant state of steel since I picked her up this morning. Dressed in simple yoga pants and a t-shirt, she’s gorgeous without even trying.

“What’s next?” Hudson asks, interrupting my thoughts.

We won’t have access to the obstacle course and gym until later in the day, so I had to devise a different plan. Carver helped me work on it all night until it was perfect.

“We’re going to head back to the general’s,” I announce.

Aurora’s brows furrow. “That’s it?”

I shake my head. “Got a surprise for you. Since the gym and obstacle course are being used, I came up with something else while we wait.”

She doesn’t look convinced but follows me out of the range. When we get to the general’s house, I ask her to get us some drinks while we scramble to hang hergift.

Bennett is climbing down the tree when Aurora walks out the patio door.

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