Lawfully Heroic by Jenna Brandt

Author:Jenna Brandt [Brandt, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jenna Brandt Books
Published: 2019-12-31T06:00:00+00:00

Nine

Adam couldn’t stop thinking about the kiss he’d shared with Clara. It had been impulsive, and completely driven by the need to show her how much he cared. The problem was, the moment she pulled away, he saw the embarrassment in her eyes, and Adam regretted it. The last thing he had wanted to do was upset her.

Now she was avoiding him. They were firmly into the middle of the third week, and every time he tried to strike up a conversation with her, she would treat him like he was any other trainee. Though he knew there was nothing he could do about it, her reaction to him since their kiss still hurt.

Today, they were working on searching unusual items for explosives. This would work well in his wheelhouse of skills and look great on his resume for when he applied to be stationed overseas in a hot zone. He’d be able to show that he was capable of finding hidden and complex IEDs.

“Remember, trainees, you want to make sure to guide your K9 partner to inspect the most hidden places. Don’t forget the lining of purses, suitcases, golf bags. You also want to look under large objects where the heavier-than-air vapors settle,” Clara reminded them.

“You’ve only got a few minutes left. Make them count. The more bombs you find, the more lives you save,” Instructor Miller added.

Though the words of his instructor sounded urgent, Adam willed himself not to rush. Rushing was a handler’s worst instinct. It could cause them to make a mistake that would harm both him and his partner, not to mention anyone unfortunate enough to be close to the blast radius.

There was a wrapped pallet that caught Adam’s eye. He directed Valor over to the area, then let his K9 go to work. Single sniffs and snorts became double, then triple, and it quickly became clear Valor had found something. As his tail started to wag back and forth, Adam knew before he sat down that there was a bomb under the pallet. He raised his hand to signal to the instructors that they had found an explosive device.

“Great work, Reynolds. Father is exceptionally proud of you. That’s your sixth bomb for this exercise,” Instructor Miller praised as he came up next to Adam. “And by my calculation, the best any handler has ever done here. You’ve set a trainee record at DCSRA. There’s still a few minutes in this round, which means you might be able to make it seven.”

Instructor Miller moved on, leaving him to start searching again. Adam glanced over at Clara, who was busy validating one of Colby’s finds. Even though she had been closer to Adam, she had avoided coming over, which bothered Adam to no end. It was one thing to avoid him personally, but professionally was a whole other. He’d just broken a record, and she didn’t even care enough to congratulate him.

“Good job, Reynolds,” Bernard said. “I guess all that private time with Instructor Burnette over the weekend really paid off.

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