Soldier With Benefits (Military Men Book 2) by Munro Shelley

Author:Munro, Shelley [Munro, Shelley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: military romance, military romance series, vacation fling, heroine in danger
Published: 2015-08-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The line of British army vehicles ahead of them drove at a steady pace. Mac tried to concentrate on their surroundings, the job at hand, but her mind kept returning to her father. She’d never felt such a sense of helplessness. Thank God he was safe now. Mac caught a flash of movement in her peripheral vision. Her gaze snapped to the spot. Nothing. She blinked and continued to scan the buildings, the road. Without warning a huge explosion rocked their vehicle. Mac slammed against the door. Someone cursed. A groan escaped, and her head rang from the contact with the window.

Their driver jammed on the brakes. The vehicle screeched to a stop, the fender scraping against the rear of the Jeep in front.

“IED,” Louie snapped. “Ambush.”

Improvised explosive device. Mac froze, every sense hyperalert. Fear swelled in her stomach. Thick black smoke shrouded vision. A loud crash made them all jump. Curse. Something thumped to the ground beside their vehicle.

“What the fuck was that?” Garrett spoke for all of them.

Mac peered through the smoke. A body. Shit. The blood…the gore… She battled nausea. “A soldier,” she said, swallowing rapidly. IEDs killed a lot of soldiers and innocents. “Dead.”

“Keep alert,” Louie ordered.

A RPG struck not far from their vehicle. The soldiers in the Jeep in front of them returned fire.

“Looks like we’re gonna see some action,” Garrett muttered.

“Return fire,” Louie ordered. “Cover the soldiers while they aid the injured.”

Mac slid from their vehicle, taking refuge behind the door. She fired on instinct, her training kicking in. Take out the snipers. Fire. Fire. Fire!

Mac kept firing. Men cried out pain, calling for their loved ones. She blocked out the cries, concentrating on giving the soldiers cover so they could rescue their downed comrades.

Air backup arrived and gradually the small arms fire and RPGs trailed off. Mac swiped a grimy hand across her face, recoiling when she saw another body lying a few feet from them. Someone’s sweetheart. Maybe a brother and a father. A husband. Her eyes started to sting, and she blinked rapidly to head off her tears.

“Everyone okay?” Louie asked.

“We need Garrett back here,” Simon said. “Tai’s hit again.”

“Man’s a bullet magnet,” Louie muttered.

Garrett cracked a sick joke, and Mac laughed along with the others. A survival mechanism for them all.

The call to prayer sounded as they arrived back at base. They were later than usual, the night-vision goggles they donned turning the night a weird green color. At least they were safe and in one piece. Louie sighed as he made his way back to their room. Maybe he’d shift the teams around and put Mac with Simon. It would make Simon happier and the move wouldn’t cause comment amongst the rest of the men because he swapped personnel on a regular basis. Perhaps he’d talk to Mac first. See what she thought. Think about it a bit more.

Mac was in their room when he arrived, tugging off her vest. Heat and sweat made her cotton shirt mold to her chest.

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