SEAL's Desire (Alpha SEALs Coronado Book 1) by Makenna Jameison

Author:Makenna Jameison [Jameison, Makenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Blake shifted from where he sat leaning against a tree, running a hand across his forehead. Hell. This op had gone from fucked up to worse. No one had expected to find a woman being held captive at the terrorists’ camp. For them to be shot at as he hustled her the hell out of there. He didn’t know if Abboud had been captured. He hadn’t planned on being separated from his SEAL team. And losing all communications with them sure didn’t help matters.

Blowing out a sigh, he took a swig of his water. Fiddling with the sat phone had done absolutely nothing. He wanted to keep moving, to make it to a clearing so they could establish communications. It wasn’t safe dragging a civilian around in the vicinity of the camp. At least out here they were concealed from any danger.

But the poor woman he’d rescued had looked like she was ready to collapse. Even in the dark, he could see her face was pale, and she’d held her wrist without realizing it.

He could’ve pushed onward—she’d been willing to. Hell, she was so small, he could’ve carried her himself. She only came up to his shoulder.

But the exhausted look on her face and tears filling her eyes had clinched it. She hadn’t trained for missions like he had. She’d barely eaten or slept in days.

It was his job to make sure they safely escaped, and driving her to the point of exhaustion wouldn’t help matters much. They could call in for retrieval in a few hours just as easily as they could now. She needed her rest, and something about the woman made his protective instincts soar.

He wanted to beat to a pulp the men who had harmed her. Who’d dared tie her up to a damn metal pole. Thank fuck they hadn’t done anything worse than what had already happened. He didn’t even want to imagine what would’ve happened to her if he hadn’t searched the center tents. If they’d found Abboud right away, Blake and his men would’ve left.

Blake didn’t know Clarissa was there. No one had reported her missing yet. And she’d have been left with those monsters.

She mumbled slightly in her sleep, his gaze shifting to the makeshift tent. He’d expected she’d have trouble sleeping out here on the ground, but surprisingly, she’d drifted right off. He’d assured Clarissa she was safe with him, and she’d apparently trusted him enough to believe it. The thought she was comfortable enough to sleep a few feet away from him, out here in the rainforest, made his chest swell with pride.

She trusted him. He’d told her that she was safe, and she’d taken him at his word.

She certainly wasn’t like the women he met back home. She hadn’t fawned over him, hadn’t complained. She was scared and hurt but trudged along without complaint. She mumbled again, and he watched her for a beat until she settled once more.

Clarissa was a beautiful woman, no doubt. Her long, blonde hair, striking green eyes, and gorgeous curves must attract male attention wherever she went.

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