In the end it was only because we needed air that I finally released her lips. I stood looking down at her in amazement, because no matter what, I knew I would never let her go. "What are you doing to me lil bit?" Were her eyes really that dreamy or was that too part of my imagination? There was emotion in her eyes too and I wondered for a fleeting moment if maybe that would be the difference between us and them. You see, my dad had been an over possessive prick who couldn't bear to let mom out of his sight. But what made it worst, was that she was a jealous, insecure girl when they met and the two negatives fed off each other. Add to that the fact that mom just never seemed to be in love as much as she stayed around for necessity's sake after I came into the picture. I don't think dad was ever sure of her love and that added to his turmoil, which turned him into the man I knew. A man that I'd heard so many times had been nothing like the monste
"How'd it go with the families Logan, did you reach everyone?" I stepped up beside him as we headed the rest of the way to the cottage. "I had to do a lot of talking to keep them from coming here. Beyond that, they all know something, I'm sure of it." He looked back to see where the others were. "I'm sure I don't have to tell you that it's not a coincidence that all these girls are the daughters of the men whose names we just saw in those codes in the CO's little surprise book." "Nope, and Kelly's already made the connection. I guess we wait until the admiral gets here and see what the hell he knows, unless the old man left anymore clues lying around for us." "Good luck with that. Once I told each of them who we were, they clammed the fuck up. This is some heavy shit we're dealing with here brother. But before we get into that. She the one?" I should've known he wouldn't let it go for too long without getting into my shit. I'm positive that it wa
I always knew this would happen. That I would meet a man who's just like my dad and lose my damn mind. I didn't know my slut meter would go off the charts though. I also never expected that it would happen this way, with him having to save me after being kidnapped and all. Maybe it was the kidnapping, and coming so close to having my life disrupted in the most horrible way, but I feel freer somehow. Like all my usual inhibitions had been cauterized. I'm not one for jumping into bed with someone I'd just met, but here I am three bouts of amazing intercourse later. And truth be told, I wouldn't mind a fourth, or a fifth. Oh good grief, I've become an addict. Maybe that myth about needing to reaffirm that you're still alive after facing trauma had some truth to it. Because right now, even as I was reassuring the girls that everything was going to be okay, my mind was on him and the way it felt when I was in his arms, in his bed. Oh shit! His bo
We still needed to make arrangements for the girls and getting them to safety. Lo didn't want too much traffic at the compound which made sense so there was no way their parents could come pick them up here. I was more worried now about getting out than anything else. This place was about to get hot and I didn't want Kelly anywhere near here when shit jumped off. "Shit, did anyone check on that boat that was waiting for them last night? I forgot all about that shit. Somebody must've sounded the alarm by now." What the fuck I'm off my game. "I already took care of that. And I think I have an answer to your problem with the girls as well. If I didn't have to babysit you lot I would've handled it myself but this guy is good." A battalion of fingers went in the air at his cheap shot but he just grinned and ignored them. "What you got?" I held the doorknob in my hand as I looked back at Mancini who'd made the offer. "Well, as Logan said, it's not
"I can't believe you'd do this shit to me bro, that's cold." He didn't pretend not to know what I was talking about. The heat was on for me now and we both knew it. Once the women found out that he'd found his match there's no doubting what they'll do to me. Damn. "Look on the bright side. At the rate the rest of us are falling I give you 'til the end of the week before some filly gets her hooks in you too." He wish. I played along but deep inside I knew that it wasn't in the works for me. I ignored the voice in my head that said 'maybe' and went back to what I was doing. Thorpe had checked out but since he was still an unknown I was doing another deeper intensive search just to be on the safe side. Lo and the others had gone with Mancini and the rest because Lo can never let anyone do his job, or that's the way I'm sure he's looking at it. Quinn was playing it cool but I knew deep down he'd rather be back at his place getting to know his gi
There was a time long ago when I could've at least see an outline of what I wanted her to be, but now, it escapes me. I couldn't escape the excitement in my gut though. He'd made that shit look so easy it was hard not to have just a little bit of hope that maybe, just maybe I could find my forever too. This was the first time that my brothers and I weren't on the same page. Obviously I wasn't gonna run out and grab the first woman I met, but what if there really was someone out there for me? Someone that could love me scars of the past and all. I shook it off and got back to work, but my mind refused to settle. I decided to fuck with him to get my mind off my own shit. "So what are you planning to do about your new father in law?" "I'm seriously considering making a run for it. What the fuck am I gonna do if he tries to take her? That can't happen." "Chill bro, it'll be fine. If anyone knows the kind of man you are it'll be an ex-SEAL. I think
"Don't forget the Macs." The Macmillan one eighty-eight is a long-range lethal weapon that can take out anything in its path no matter how big or small. "And the M14 battle rifles." I called out to Ty and Zak as we entered the weapons room we'd set up in the basement of the mansion. "What do we look like, new fools or some fuck? Get the hell outta here." Zak checked the glock he held in his hand before placing it in the cache with the other weapons he'd already loaded. It was almost disheartening to see that shit on our homeland. Never thought anyone would bring the fight to us. But we're navy, we're always prepared for whatever. "If it isn't bitch made number four." I guess he was taking himself out of the equation. "I'll take that Ty. If this is what it means to be bitch made then I'm all in." "I'm happy for you brother. She looks solid." Zak bumped my fist and went back to what he was doing. "Yeah, but in the stakes of in laws you're
It was a different man who followed us into the cottage. Gone was the easy-going father and in his place was pure warrior. I'd expected him to be older because of his rank and his years in service, but he couldn't be more than early fifties. He looked much younger, and so did his wife who was her daughter's mirror image. And seeing him here only brought back memories of the CO. He stood in front of the four men who were still standing against the wall under guard, his stance like that of a shipmaster. It was obvious he'd spent some time at sea. He studied the men wordlessly for the longest while until he turned to look at his daughter. "Which one?" Did he always speak in half sentences? It didn't matter; she knew exactly what he was asking as was made obvious when she pointed out the kid who'd manhandled her on the beach. He stepped in closer until their noses nearly touched. "You drug my kid?" The guy looked pitiful enough that I al
*** "Stop being so nervous, everything is going to be fine." We were about an hour out from the wedding on the beach and she was the one reassuring me. I don't know why, but now that we were down to crunch time I have this fear that some shit is gonna go wrong. Maybe because I know that she's the best thing that ever happened to me. Or maybe it's because I still don't think I deserve her. Whatever it is, I have this feeling that some shit's gonna go wrong. "Come 'ere." I wrapped my arms around her and felt myself settle. "I love you, I'm not nervous about marrying you, I just don't want anything to go wrong on our big day." I hope Ty the fuck isn't lurking around somewhere listening to this or he'd ride my ass for sure. "Nothing's gonna go wrong, now go be with your brothers while I finish getting dressed." Dani and Gaby had been pounding at our cottage door for the last half an hour trying to get me to release her. The women were getting dress
"Lyon your daughter is fucking adorable." "Dude what the fuck, she's sixteen." I glared at Mancini the fuck ready to take him out. "Not the teen you ass, the little one." That shit made me snort like Kat does. "Oh yeah?" She's been working her con on her new uncles. To a man they melt whenever she bats those lashes of hers at them. She knows better than to try that shit with me. That ship sailed when the little shit was three and I caught her making her own damn glue to fuck with her big sister's hair. "What's she doing that makes her so adorable this time?" I hadn't seen her in a little bit, figured she was with her mom and the other women. Thank fuck. We were here to relax after all and that one don't know the meaning of the word. "She's reading to Zakira, very hush-hush. Must be some story the way the two of them have their heads together whispering." I flew out of my chair two seconds later. "Lyon what the fuck?" Tyler and the others looke
Three weeks later we were back on the island, which looked like a completely different place. Cierra had shown up a few days early to get the place set up. There were flowers everywhere leading from the lawn down to the beach and a canopy that looked like it would hold a couple hundred people easy. We hadn't been let in on any of the plans. After all the threats the women had made about making us help them plan. In the end it was decided that as men we didn't know the first thing about it and were left to our own devices. We'd used the time to take care of our business and make sure that the people we'd left in charge had done a good job, which they had. The CO and his boys had been busy in that time and once the news broke about the trafficking ring and all those who were involved, everything was total chaos. As Mancini had predicted, there were a lot of people with their heads on the chopping block, including the fuck up who couldn't hide behind his
No one else spoke and I know my brothers like me were still coming to terms with what we were seeing. I've never experienced shocked joy before but I can't say I didn't like it. "I thought I covered my tracks pretty well, but something went wrong and that's when I tried calling you in. When you were sent into a trap, I knew I had to do something or we'd all be fucked, so I came up with a plan." "I know how the general operates, so when he invited himself here under the guise of friendship I was ready for him. I'd already taken the antidote for his little surprise so when he slipped me the poison I pretended to be dead while he ransacked my place looking for what I had." "So that's why the closed coffin." Connor asked as he too looked over the commander as if not quite believing his own eyes. "I had to do it this way boys. I knew once I was gone that you'd take care of it once you got wind of what was going on. I didn't want you involved, but I couldn't get c
It was a long fucking thirty-six hours but once we landed all my fatigue went away as soon as I saw her waiting for me. The others were there as well, but I only had eyes for her. She ran to meet me as soon as I stepped off the plane and I grabbed her up in my arms. Nothing had ever felt this good. "Is it over?" She had tears in her eyes. I put her back on her feet and dried her face, my heart breaking just a little at all that she'd had to go through. "It's over baby. Don't cry anymore okay, I can't bear it." She held my hand to her chest and nodded as the last fear fell. I pulled her into my chest and kissed her forehead before heading after the others. "Boys I hate to do this to you, but you only have a few hours down time, we have to get back to your compound ASAP." "What the fuck Mancini, why what's going on there?" "You'll see when we get there, get some sleep." He just walked away with his arm around his woman leaving the rest of us look
No one breathed easy as we flew through the night, heading towards the gulf, which is where Mancini informed us Khalil was meeting with the senator. "So that's how he's always evaded us, he uses a decoy." Logan looked around at the rest of us. "Yep, I guess for the criminal element it pays to be paranoid." Con stretched out his legs and closed his eyes. "But how did he know we were coming?" Ty dropped his head back and rubbed his eyes. "I'm not sure he did, but after the move on the general, he must've decided to be extra careful." Mancini filled us in. "How sure are we that he's the one with the senator?" "Track seems pretty sure, like I said, he has eyes on him and they're in a convoy tent. Lots of security so we have to go in hard and fast." It only took us half an hour to land and we hit the ground running. I'm pretty sure my brothers like me, were hoping that this was it. Sure we'd hit and missed before with the Fox, but we all knew
We arrived in full dark the next day and immediately went into high gear. This place is crawling with military intelligence and a host of unsavory characters on a good day, so we had to get in and out in as little time as possible without being seen. Mancini had a station set up in the desert, not sure how he pulled that off, but it looked like any other bivouac we'd ever seen and would cause no undue interest. In the last few hours before we landed once everyone had rested, some better than others, we'd gone through the plans again. Only a few of us were going into the camp where the signals from Khalil's phone were pinging, because it would be too dangerous for us all to go. Had this been a military Op, it wouldn't have mattered, but some might call what we were doing illegal. So while we were going in the others were going to stand guard around the perimeter. It wasn't easy choosing who were gonna go in, but in the end it was Lo, Con and Zak who
I covered her lips, distracting her as I removed her skirt and slid her panties down her thighs. "I love your kisses." I smiled down at her, not believing how happy I was just to be here with her like this even with the danger awaiting me. Maybe that was the lure of a good woman. What have made men fight and die for centuries. I pulled back and looked down at her spread out beneath me, my wanton princess. Her body was an astounding thing of beauty. And I made myself take the time look, to enjoy all that was mine. Though I had no real fear that I wouldn't come back to her, there was no sense in testing fate. I wanted the memory of her like this to carry with me. High firm breasts, flat concaved stomach, and slightly flared hips that cupped her pretty hairless pussy. Shapely thighs that had I taken the time to really look before I would've noticed were well toned and defined. Dancer's legs. I held her eyes with mine as I ran my hand over her heated fle
I caught up to him on one of the paths that lead to the beach where he stood waiting for me. "I know your mind went back there again and I know we've all told you more than once that your uncle was a piece of shit asshole who had no fucking brains." "Yes I think I've heard one or more of you say something along those lines a time or two." "Who do you trust brother?" "My brothers." "So why don't you believe us when it comes to this one thing? Put it away and put it away for good. You deserve the same happiness as everyone else and fuck anyone who says different." "Dani says she's in love with you." "Who Dani?" "No you fuck, Ariel. You know how these women talk, which is good for us that they get along so well, but that also means there are no secrets. It's going to be interesting when we get back home to the compound." "Anyway, she says the girl's in love with you and you'll be a fool to let anyone get in the way of that. I don't