CHAPTER NINE
Mackenzie allowed him inside, still not understanding what Ellington was doing there. She also had no idea why she could not unstick the logical part of her mind and rush to the bathroom to put on some damn clothes.
This man should not throw you off so badly, she thought to herself.
That was true. But she could not deny that seeing him made her feel happier than it should. She was overjoyed to see him—a joy that grew stronger than the confusion of the moment by the second.
“McGrath sent me out shortly after he received the message about Harrison’s mother and his return to Quantico,” Ellington explained.
“He didn’t waste any time then, did he?”
“No. And before we get any further into this, I need to point out that given our past, I’d find this conversation a lot easier to
