Protection For Danika: A SEAL Romance (Safeguarded By The SEAL Book 1) by Bright Julia

Author:Bright, Julia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Sharp noticed Danika seemed off. He hoped it wasn’t the guys. They weren’t close as brothers yet, but they were getting there. If she had a problem with them, he would have to address it.

After they finished eating, most of the guys were ready to go home. They’d had a long week, and next week didn’t look any better. It was great to spend time with his team while they weren’t at work. That was one thing he missed when he’d been in Russia. Making friends with the people over there could have gotten him killed. He’d been nice enough, but not so nice people hung out with him.

Once home, he showered and gave Danika some time by herself. As the day turned to night, he moved to the couch and sat beside her, taking her hand in his.

“You seem off.”

She shook her head. “Sorry. I just…I’m feeling sorry for myself.”

“Why?”

“Your friends, the guys, they all seemed to have it together, and I’m floundering. I tried building my own life, but I couldn’t because my biggest mistake showed up in Savannah, and I’m stuck relying on you now.” She grabbed his hand and brought it up to her chest as she turned to face him. “I mean, I like being with you, but I should be able to take care of myself. I’m not a kid, but I feel like one. I feel like a kid who had to move back in with her parents.”

“Oh God, I hope you don’t think of me as your parents.”

She vehemently shook her head. “No, not at all. I just feel like I’m a loser who can’t take care of herself.”

He cupped her cheeks. “You have a bad person after you. You just need a little help. You aren’t a loser.”

“But I thought by the time I was this old, I would feel like I had my life together. I wanted things when I was younger.”

He pulled her close, hugging her to him. Moving backward in life would be hard. Every time he’d relocated or tested for a higher rank, he achieved what he’d set out to accomplish. He’d never had to backtrack. There were plenty of guys who tried out for BUDs but didn’t make it, but he’d never been in that situation.

“Tell me what you wanted.” His life as a teenager had been so awful that he hadn’t really had hopes and dreams until he got into the Navy and learned that he would be taken care of if he performed his duties. He could have kept things easy and not become a SEAL, but he’d wanted to challenge himself.

Being a SEAL had been the first dream he’d allowed himself to have for his future. It had taken years to build up his strength so he could even enter BUDs. He'd worked hard, doing what had to be done to accomplish his goals, but it didn't come easy or overnight. Now, after the explosion that had killed or maimed his previous team members, he was starting to think about life outside the Navy, which honestly scared him.

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