The Tempering (The Mackenzie Duncan Series) by James Adrianne

Author:James, Adrianne [James, Adrianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Werewolves, paranormal romance, New Adult
Publisher: Star Bound Books
Published: 2013-09-10T14:00:00+00:00

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Natalie lay on her bed when Mackenzie appeared. She was staring at the ceiling, still disheveled and covered in mud and blood with a few stray leaves in her hair. Teresa was next to her, arms wrapped around her waist with her head on Natalie’s shoulder. Seeing the two of them still together and close after such a tragedy made Mackenzie realize that the pack was still a family and they still loved each other. No amount of fuckups could take that away.

“Mackenzie? You okay?”

Not able to actually answer, she just shook her head and headed for the shower. Peeling off the clothing that had begun to stick to her skin with dried blood, she climbed into the shower. Steam gathered around her as the hot water washed away all evidence of her crime. The red stained water swirled around the drain and disappeared from sight. All that was left was the memory. Too bad she still couldn’t remember the night before.

When the water ran cold, Mackenzie left the confines of the bathroom, dressed and returned to the den. The wolf that had bit her left her without so much as a second thought. She wouldn’t do that to the man on the couch.

His eyes began to flutter as a low groan escaped his lips. Every muscle in Mackenzie’s body went rigid. Fear pummeled her even though she knew that there was nothing he could do to physically hurt her. She was terrified of seeing her own eyes staring back at her. When deep blue eyes locked with hers, she let out a sigh of relief. That is until he screamed and tried to get away from everyone in the room.

Backed into a corner, he was screaming. “Don’t come near me! Where the hell am I? What are you?”

The last one was directed at Mackenzie. He had to have seen her change back. She was a monster. Even if she felt close to normal living with the pack, to anyone else, she was still a freak, a monster, a murderer.

“I’m sure you have a lot of questions. But we need you to calm down.” Margret took the lead and Mackenzie was more than happy with that. She found that she couldn’t speak. Her voice ran off with her humanity, it seemed.

“CALM DOWN? Why the fuck would I calm down? SHE WAS A FUCKING ANIMAL!” His body shook and even though he was yelling, trying to be brave, the amount of fear rolling off him was palpable.

“You were bitten and survived. Your wounds have healed. You are turning. If you want any kind of explanation, you need to calm down and listen.”

“You people are insane! I’m going nuts. That has to be it. I am still outside freezing to death. Hypothermia has made me hallucinate!”

Mackenzie stood from the couch and walked over to Geoff, keeping her eyes on the man who still muttered to himself. Placing a hand on Geoff’s shoulder, she leaned in to whisper in his ear. She had

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