Soldier's Christmas Secrets (Justice Seekers Book 1) by Laura Scott

Author:Laura Scott [Scott, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Christian Stories, Inspirational Reads, Clean & Wholesome, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Love Inspired, Forever Love, Separated But In Reconciliation, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Military Service, Justice Seekers Series, Special Ops Soldier, Temporary Amnesia or Memory Loss, Pretend/Presummed Deceased, Family & Domestic Life, Young Child-Daughter
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense; Original edition
Published: 2019-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

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Jillian couldn’t relax while Hawk, Mike and Ryker were gone. Oh, she appreciated Matt’s being here with Duchess to watch over them, but it wasn’t the same as having Hawk protect her and Lizzy.

Strange how much she’d come to lean on Hawk over these past few days. To the point she didn’t feel safe or at ease without him at her side.

Matt’s phone rang. Jillian leaped up from the sofa, her stomach knotting with worry. She trusted in Hawk’s abilities and was grateful he wasn’t alone, but she feared the call was bad news.

“Yeah, I’m looking him up now,” Matt said as he tapped the computer keyboard.

Jillian came up to stand beside him, anxious to know what was going on.

“I found Benjamin Dugan, and he’s former army and was stationed in Afghanistan the same time you were.”

“Is Hawk okay?” she whispered.

Matt nodded, then put his hand over the phone. “Yeah, they’re all on their way back. This is Ryker on the phone. They were able to get a name from one of the mercenaries.”

Relieved to know Hawk was okay, Jillian sank into the kitchen chair beside Matt and kept her gaze on the army soldier on the screen.

“He was Team Alpha, too,” Matt continued. He put the phone on speaker so he could work as he talked. “I have a photo here of him with Yonkers. Guess that explains why he joined the Blake-Moore group.”

“We need to know who gave the Alpha team their orders,” Ryker said. “I think it’s clear that the Alpha team has turned mercenary. But we need a connection to someone higher up on the food chain.”

“Agreed.” Matt continued searching the images, moving so fast on the screen she couldn’t keep up. “I’ll dig around a bit more. Just get here as soon as you can.”

“Did you find the letters?” Jillian asked before Ryker could end the call.

“Yeah, Hawk found them.”

“Were any of the names in the letters familiar?” She wanted to believe the letters were useful, that this little excursion hadn’t been for nothing.

“I can’t answer that yet, it’s too dark to read them. We’ll take a closer look when we get there.”

Jillian sensed there was something Ryker wasn’t telling her but decided to let it go. Matt had told her Hawk was okay, so she did her best to be patient.

“No reason for you to wait up,” Matt said, scratching Duchess behind the ears.

She gave him a blank stare. “I couldn’t sleep even if I wanted to.”

Matt sighed and nodded. Sitting there with nothing constructive to do was excruciating. She wanted to help with the investigation. Doing what, she had no clue.

She tried to remember the contents of Hawk’s—James’s—love letters, but couldn’t remember anything other than how much he’d missed her.

And she’d missed him, too. Especially the morning when she’d found out she was pregnant. Then the fateful knock had come on her door just hours later, revealing a man wearing a full-dress blue uniform.

She’d known James was dead the moment she saw the man standing there.

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