Her SEAL Protector by Jillian Burns

Author:Jillian Burns
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

10

“THIS IS YOUR last chance to make the smart decision.”

Ignoring Clay’s warning—even if his low voice made her spine tingle—Gabby shouldered her phone at her ear while she handed her boarding pass to the Swiss Air Lines attendant.

“Gabby! Don’t be stupid. It’s not worth your life.” Clay sounded really agitated now. He’d been trying all week to talk her out of attending the conference. Every night he called or texted to make sure she was safe. She had no clue how to feel about that. He’d made it clear when he dropped her off at the train in Virginia Beach that he didn’t want to see her again. And things were so awkward between them whenever he contacted her.

She switched the phone to her other ear and grabbed the handle of her carry-on. “I appreciate your concern, Clay, I do. But I’ve been practicing my self-defense at a dojo and I have my pepper spray in my checked luggage.” She swallowed a lump in her throat. “Thank you for everything, Clay. I have to go now.”

Before he could say anything else, she clicked off the phone, dropped it in her purse and rolled her carry-on through the terminal door onto the jet bridge. But she stopped just on the other side.

Was she being stupid? He was right that once she got on this plane, there was no turning back. She reached for her Mary medal but, of course, it wasn’t there. Panic paralyzed her. What good was a career if she was dead? What if she got kidnapped again? What if she died this time? Or what if someone else got killed because of her?

No. She closed her eyes. This was about more than her job. If she didn’t get back on the horse now—or in this case, get on a plane—she’d never go anywhere again. Might as well move back in with her parents, join her mom cleaning houses and wait to die of old age. And darn it, she’d made a promise to herself in that jungle to have a life.

“Everything okay, Gabby?” James asked from behind her.

Startled, she moved to the side to let him and the other passengers go ahead. “I’m good,” she answered, smiling at James. “Just making sure I didn’t forget something.”

Inhaling a deep breath, she hitched her purse up on her shoulder and headed down the jet bridge.

“Gabby! Wait!”

She looked back to see Clay lope up to the ticket agent and hand off a boarding pass. “Clay?”

Hefting a large black duffel over his shoulder, he caught up to her. “I’m going with you.”

She couldn’t believe he was here. He looked tense, grim, irritated. She made herself close her mouth. Then opened it again to refuse his offer. Well, not an offer so much as a command. But she felt safer having him beside her. She wasn’t stupid. “What about the SEALs? How did you—”

“Can’t a guy take some leave to be with his girl?” he cut her off as a few other passengers passed them by.

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