Page 117 of Mine to Protect

I slid down his hard body, Cas’s arms only releasing their hold when my feet were solid on the ground.

“Ready to meet him?” he said with a smirk.

After straightening my shirt and belt, I gave him a nod. Cas shook his head, swung open the back door and reached inside. “Officer Johnson, I’d like you to meet your new trainee, Mac Mathews.”

The soft German shepherd puppy’s muzzle buried deeper into his arms as Cas moved from the cover of the SUV into the whipping wind.

I shrieked.

Shrieked.

“What?” Hands extended, I charged toward him and carefully pulled Mac from his arms. “A puppy?”

Cas shrugged, his face-splitting grin somehow growing wider. “You said Benny needs more exercise. What better way to encourage him to get off his doggie bed than to train this little guy?” Cas’s large hand wrapped around Mac’s head and rubbed back and forth. “You like him?”

“Like him?” I exclaimed as I inhaled Mac’s sweet puppy breath. “I love him.”

“But not as much as me,” Cas said while trying to take Mac from my arms.

I held the nibbling puppy closer to my chest. I smiled as he bit my hand—of course he was a biter, just like his owner. I yanked Cas close, smooshing Mac between us. “There will never be a human, chipmunk, moose, or dog that I’ll love more than you. That’s impossible. There’s no such thing as love bigger than that.”

“There is.” Cas pulled me up for a chaste kiss. “My love for you, Lady.”

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