Military Romance Academy! The Series

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losed

ng his gaze to the di

been removed

e. Not even you." A deep voice came from behind, which had Luke

sts behind my back?

." The man now held a seven-inch, partially serrated st

the man set it on the

on gathered back up to his face. "Why the hell are you in yo

ght to Dover . . . unless to ID or pay respects to a serviceman lo

ooked to the side

mething else." Luke stood and hooked his thumbs in his slacks pockets, trying his bes

s damn mutual. "Speaking of which, you didn't need to give my guy a hard time in J-Bad about leav

mples, pressure building th

Warfare Development Group, or more commonly known as DEVGRU or SE

ldn't remember for some damn reason. Threads of silver darted through his black

forward. "Your sist

s as the man's words replayed in his h

em Ra

only light coming from a low-watt bulb dangling

n interrog

ed through gritted teeth, his arm

d want to be part of the investigation."

r man

with an FBI investigation." He took another step, the distance dwindling to a foot between them. "Interfere being the key word because I couldn't possibly remain

sive, his lips a straight line,

since I double-tapped the bastard two months a

put his hands b

dd?" he responded with a moc

And given the SOG S 37-K blade you've got over there, it's safe to assume you were once a Teamguy. How l

plit second later. A spear of light sh

moved a comm from his ear. He assumed his s

sidestepped him and strode acros

nd safe, even if he'd known in

an unmistakable hardness in her blue eyes. He recognized it because

for the chair, but her eyes were on the man Luke did

Thanks," Lu

f sarcasm bit through her words as she stood b

we'll need to run more," the gu

s throat as he faced his sister, a r

nt on this?" She directed her question to the man, clearly a superior, whic

in, so yeah, I suppose." He e

d as he gripped hi

asically reinvented what it meant to be a Teamguy. He and Luke belonged to the same e

Will had been a master at that. But the last Luke h

ore Luke right now, and wha

answers,

ll tipped his head in Luke's direction,

led a deep breath as if she were about to

ds tucked beneath his armpits. "I'm no

oat and kept quiet after that, waiting for h

I went to the Farm when I was twenty-two, and my j

t. How the hell could his baby sist

s again. "No one knows. Not Mom or Dad. No

o his pockets, his mind racing faster than

you telli

ave, and she walked around him and toward the

to her and looked at the screen. "W

he'd led as master chief. "I know about your missions. I know your kill count. H

nd?" He pressed a closed fist onto the table a

the CIA. Seve

nd they only knew because they were military, too. He didn't have friends who weren't in

on with most people when work was yo

e press," she said while pointing to new data onscreen, "or the ops that never got

spine going stiff.

ncreasingly in the public eye. It's become more difficult to stay out of the spotlight." She found his eyes, and an almost grim look reflecte

for her to get to the point. "Will got

r w

covert special ops. We want you to

SEALs? Why not recru

cruit men who are still a

is c

happen. The team will be on

tepped back from his sist

, of course, POTUS. If they need something done that can't be on the bo

ye her like she w

or other matters that may involve dipping our toes in friendly nations. Hell, some ops may take place on Amer

to step on the Feds' toes and get into hot water by operating in the U.S." He turne

y you and I can't work together, which is ridiculous since I put you in harm's

et you watch that Alias show growing up. You always wanted to

. this i

kidding?" He

he family then." She

lead some black ops group

ghtened for a second. "We'll recruit SEALs with limite

rinned. "

ities sound?" He laughed. "Li

figure the best way to hide is behind t

We'll run a security company." She crossed her arms. "It'll look as if ou

tno

some retired SEALs, too." She opened he

n she nodded. "Hire some younger vets to run th

he side, but it'll look more legit if we have more pe

t from a bunch of SEALs, but I get w

ill Hobbs fit in

t of contact, the one t

what to say. He didn't want to leave his platoon, but the

ant caveat . . . i

inished. "We're on our own." She gave

ve up so quickly in the agency? You must be d

chest. "Came to me?" She playfully rolled her eyes

e up your cushy CIA gig to

y ass. I've been holed up in barracks not much

e tugged at his lips. "How the hell did you

truth in case I ever needed an extract. He was worried

to have a simila

y done if you thought I'd

e I won't let anything happen to

'm going to let someone else take point on this, with you a

u. You need to jump through a few more hoops