MACKENZIE His body went suddenly stiff amidst the heat and intensity. He withdrew from the bed abruptly, confusing me for a second. I knew it was rational and right to stop, but I didn’t want it to stop, I wanted to be close for as long as I could. Did he change his mind? Was the mate thing not as effective as I thought it was? “Get hold of yourself, Mackenzie!” I snapped at myself in my head. I got up from the bed with my cheeks burning from embarrassment as reality slapped me in the face. The whole thing wasn’t right from the start, it felt completely right but wrong at the same time as it was rushed. And now he was sitting on the single couch facing me still naked, telling me I have no idea what I was getting into. Did he know that I knew he was my mate? If yes, why was he tell

