Resisting his Target: A HERO Force Novel (Shattered SEALs Book 2) by Amy Gamet

Author:Amy Gamet [Gamet, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

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The machine behind Razorback’s head beeped rhythmically, and he hoped it wasn’t representative of his heartbeat, the sound far too fast and irregular to be the pulse of a healthy human being. But the doctor had already been in to see him, and despite some minor burns, it seemed he was going to be okay.

As long as my heart keeps beating.

That was the trickier part, excessive smoke inhalation placing great strain on respiration and hence his heart. But he’d already made it this far, so he chose to believe he would come back from this, colors flying.

The moment the bathroom floor collapsed beneath his feet, his greatest fears had been realized. It was fire that had taken away his life as he knew it, and fire he was sure had the power to do it again. What he discovered was an inner strength and determination to fight back against the flames for the parts of his life that had become good again.

He hadn’t even noticed those good parts until he was damn sure death was a high statistical probability, and odds like that needed to be crushed back down to an acceptable level. Searing heat had licked at his scalp and neck, all too familiar in its engulfing attack on his very existence.

But it was the image of Jackie in that moment that filled the forefront of his mind. The look they shared that said more to him than any words that had crossed her full, pink lips.

So he’d found his footing on flaming debris, bits of Jackie’s home now unrecognizable and strange. It wasn’t just a fire, it was a choice. An eight-hundred-degree choice decorated in high style for the occasion.

The irony of it didn’t escape him as he climbed over a beam that glowed orange like embers, and made his way toward the den. It was a fire that had taken his life away, and a fire that would give it back.

Only better this time.

Life was giving him a second chance and making damn sure he recognized it. The den was just beyond his line of sight, thick black smoke preventing him from seeing. A foreboding groaning seemed to reverberate over the sound of the fire, the foyer ceiling visibly bowing like the bottom of a saturated paper cup. He had to move. Now.

Time seemed to freeze, the motion of the flames barely a flicker as he raced toward the exit and the ceiling fell. He covered his head as the heavy structure narrowly missed his back, sending him to his knees.

This was it.

It occurred to him that death might come at a moment of great realization, his mission here on earth somehow fulfilled. But his life wasn’t fulfilled, it was only just beginning, the possibility of Jackie as a force in his life still waiting to be explored. Anger fueled his motion. With a roar, he pushed himself to a stand, casting flaming joists and drywall away.

The smoke was even thicker in the den, making it impossible to see.

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