I parked my newly bought triumph and walked into the shifter bar right out side of shifter town. As I walked past the body guard he gave me a slight imperceptible nod and I acknowledged his with one of my own. I went straight to the bar and sat on a stool I figured what the hell, I'd been held captive for 6 1/2 years with no possible way of getting drunk in a remote Iraqi under ground prison camp so why the fuck not. When the bartender, Annie I determined with a quick glance at her name tag, came over to take my order I asked for straight whiskey, she raised her eyebrow but smiled and poured. I really didn't give two fucks as to what any one thought so when she set the glass in front of me I picked it up and downed its contents loving the burn it made as it slid down my throat and into my stomach. another I told Annie pushing the glass towards her again. I was on my fourth one in a row when a man took the stool right next to mine said damn I love a woman who can hold her liquor, especially the good stuff, I'm Ellison by the way he said and held out his hand. Mackenzie I said reaching over and shaking his hand and pushing my glass back to Annie who raised her eyebrow at me, I'm good I said she gave a slight nod and poured my 5 drink in as many minutes. Hey Ellison I said draining my glass, turning on my stool to face him do happen to know where I can find Kim Fraser. His demeanor changed instantly from relaxed and trying to pick me up to protective and weary. The change in him was so subtle that if I'd been anybody else I would have missed it but I was acutely aware of behavior and body language. Whose asking he asked me in a normally curiously tone. Ok I said standing I could feel the eyes and attention of every shifter in the bar on me, maybe I didn't introduce my self correctly I'm Mackenzie Fraser do you know where the hell i can find my baby sister. He just looked at me then said your Kim's sister? in the flesh I responded. Kim has a sister he asked this time? And I'm standing right here so why don't you point me in her direction. His eyes slid past me and I could feel some of the other shifters attention shift behind me so I turned around and there was my baby sister and she had a baby on her hip with brilliantly blue eyes and Kim and i's hair, she had a gorgeously handsome man with his arm around her shoulders with the same brilliant blue eyes and sharp features there was no doubt in my mind that he was the father of the baby that so resembled Kim. Kenzie she breathed a second before she handed her daughter to her father and sprinted into my arms. She hit me at such a high speed that if wasn't for elision at my back I would have done more than stumbled. I wrapped my arms tightly around her as sobs raked through her. I buried my nose in her neck and breathed her deep refreshing scent, holding it close before I exhaled. Kimmy I breathed I'm right here, I'm real and I'm not going anywhere ever again. This only made her cry and squeeze me harder. Are you real? Because if not then this is a really sick ,sick joke. I chuckled and tightened my grip around her before pulling back slightly to look at her. You let your hair grow out I said stroking the long strands and you have a daughter and a- I said leaving it open for her to fill in what the man was. My mate she said I smiled they are beautiful. I said with a huge smile spreading across my face. Much has changed since I've been gone I said the smile from before slipping away as I mentioned that time and Kim cried harder, burying her face into my neck again sucking in deep mouth fools of my scent. Will you introduce me to your family I asked her, yes of course she said pulling away but not letting me go as if she were afraid I would disappear. We whipped our tears as she led me over to her mate and her daughter. Mackenzie this is my mate Liam and our daughter katriona your niece. I immediately stepped forward pulling out of Kim's iron grip and enveloped them both in a bone crunching hug. I breathed in both of their scents and they each wrapped their arms around me and did the same. Brother I breathed then I pulled back and looked at katriona and cupped her face with both of my hands and stared at her face you look much like your mother little one I told her before smothering her face in kisses all the while tickling her. Kim introduced me to all of her new family spike Ronan, Elizabeth, Connor, Dylan, Sean, Glory, Andrea, Olaf, Rebecca, and many more people and I hugged each and every one taking in their scents committing each one to memory and also kissing their cheeks. When I finally made it back to Kim we wrapped our arms around each other refreshing the others scent. Kim burst into tears again and I just held her rubbing circles on her back why you crying mommy Katriona asked and I could feel the attention of every shifter on Kim and I. Still rubbing Kim's back I explained to my niece. Well little one I was a soldier a commander in the us special forces of the marine core and I was taken and held prisoner for a long ,long time 6 years 6 months 28 days and 5 hours Kim cut in I looked down at the top of her head and squeezed her harder they did bad things Katriona and they made it so I couldn't leave and they hurt me for so long I built up a resistance of sorts so that when they did hurt me I didn't feel it any more and since no one could find me they stopped looking and a lot of my blood and my dog tags were found so they assumed I was dead and stamped my file KIA which means killed in action. every one in the bar knew I had down played a lot for my little ones ears and I could tell they wanted to know more but I don't think I'm ever going to healed enough ,well enough to ever share any of what really happened to me in that prison. katriona scrambled down from her fathers arms and came to my side and held her arms up asking to be picked up i pulled from kim and reached down to grab her and as soon as her arms were able they wrapped around my neck and squeezed tight she put her mouth right next to my ear and whispered i won't let anyone ever take you from me or mom we're all of us ur family now and we protect our family aunt mackenzie tears silently slid down my cheeks and i squeezed her harder burying my face face in her little neck thank you my little one i said. i put her down and wrapped my arms around kim hugging her i have to go i told her but i wasn't prepared for her reaction not by a long shot NOOOOOOO she roared knocking me straight on my back and sitting on top of me. then she growled out her next words, YOU. ARE. NOT. LEAVING. ME. AGAIN. well kim i said completely calm i can't exactly stay at your house i wouldn't have any place to sleep and you aren't the only person i to left know i'm still alive i need to let mom and dad, derek and ….. randy i said you need to stay with your mate and your daughter i'll come back tonight if thats what you want but i need to let them know ok. her eyes softened a little and she stood and then so did i you had better come back or i'll find you come hell or high water and drag your a** i slapped my hand over her mouth before she could say ass i raised my eyebrow at her then looked to her daughter i shook my head removed my hand and walked to the bar and hopped over. I searched for a second until i found a jar with a lid a piece of tape and a sharpie. I put the tape around the jar and then put the side of the sharpie with the top in my mouth and pulled it off and then wrote katrionas cussing jar put the top back on and walked over to my little niece any time some says a cuss word like ass or damn or any other bad word word you tell them they have to pay you 25 cents ok i said ok she said taking the jar i opened it and popped 50 cents in there you'll be a billionaire before you turn 5 years old around your mom there were chuckles ringing out all around. yay she clapped her free hand against her dads chest he smiled at her then me i gave him one of my own ignoring kims huff i pulled her to my side kissed her cheek i got to go i said i know she said still holding on you aren't going to let go are you i said no she responded i nodded then peeled her arms from me then put her in Sean's arms then I turned around and walked out later Ronan i said good bye Mackenzie i threw my leg over my bike waved to every one pulled my helmet and bike protective jacket on before spinning out of the lot headed toward the fire house where randy works.