One Intrepid SEAL by Elle James

Author:Elle James [James, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-02-08T19:25:32+00:00

Chapter Eight

Reese was beginning to think they’d bit off more than they could chew in the DRC. With warring factions pushing the limits and warlords looking for ways to fund their war machines, Ferrence Klein, the son of the US Secretary of Defense, was a prime target.

Her experience as both a soldier and an MMA fighter would be precious little protection if they were cornered again by Congolese rebels.

President Sabando didn’t return to the social event. After waiting for him for the next hour following his departure, Klein called it a night.

Fortunately, he and Reese had rooms on the same floor. His room directly across the hallway from Reese’s made it possible for her to hear if he was being attacked. On the other hand, he was right across the hall from her. Which meant little privacy. The three of them rode the elevator up to their floor. When they reached Klein’s door, Diesel asked for his key.

Klein frowned. “Why?”

“Let me make sure your room hasn’t been compromised. Anyone of the maintenance staff could let himself in. And they could have been bribed to let someone else in.”

Klein handed over his key and waited in the hallway with Reese as Diesel searched his room for intruders or booby traps.

When he emerged, he handed the key to Klein. “I’ll be across the hall if you should need me. Lock the dead bolt and don’t answer the door unless it’s one of us.”

“I arrived before you two,” Klein said. “You’d think if anyone was going to do something, they already would have.”

“Except Diesel’s team got you out of the jungle with the express purpose of keeping your rescue on the down low,” Reese reminded him. “If the same folks who ordered the kidnapping were going to sabotage your room, they wouldn’t have known you’d show up when you did. They might still have been under the impression you were secured in the jungle somewhere.”

“No one was expecting you to arrive,” Diesel said. “Now that you’ve shown your face at a gathering, they’ll know you escaped. You’re back to being a target.”

“Great.” Klein shook his head. “I guess I’ll be sleeping with one eye open tonight.”

“Again, we’re across the hallway.”

“Why not stay in my suite?” Klein suggested.

Reese held her breath. It made sense to have Diesel stay with the Secretary of Defense’s son. But she didn’t want him to. She wanted him in her room, doing what he’d done earlier, and more.

Diesel shook his head. “We set the precedent. I’m here as Miss Brantley’s fiancé. If you suspect someone is trying to break in, and you think I won’t hear it, you can call. I’ll be there.”

Klein nodded. “Okay, then. I’ll see you two in the morning.” His eyes narrowed. “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”

Reese refused to rise to his taunt and smiled as the man closed the door. “Which means the sky’s the limit,” she muttered and turned with her key to open the door to her suite.

As soon as she crossed the threshold, butterflies erupted in her belly, and her body tingled all over.

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