Stranded with the SEAL (HERO Force Book 1) by Gamet Amy

Author:Gamet, Amy [Gamet, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Alpha Publishing
Published: 2016-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

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Jax Andersson bent his six-foot-four frame and peered into a retinal scanner. A metal door opened to a long, lighted hallway and he entered with the heavy stomp of his military boot.

He took a sip of his coffee, the hot brew mixing with the acid in his stomach that had begun churning when he called Logan to have him track Hawk’s cell phone.

He should have known the shit was going to hit the fan when Logan first told HERO Force about the intel that Steele was taking another shipment, more than a month ago. Hawk had gone ballistic, nearly lunging across the conference table. “This is our chance to get that son-of-a-bitch,” he’d said, his eyes shining with eagerness.

Jax had matched Hawk’s enthusiasm with a level gaze. “No. The intel’s unconfirmed. We can’t dedicate our resources on some half-assed report that Steele’s involved in human trafficking.”

Hawk had stood up, meeting his stare. “It wouldn’t be the first time he’s done it, Jax. You know that.”

Did he ever. He knew it better than anyone. He knew Trevor Hawkins was hurting from the loss of his friend years earlier, but Ralph’s death had been Jax’s responsibility. It was he who made the call to send HERO Force in, and Ralph’s blood was on Jax’s hands.

He wasn’t about to make the same mistake again. Besides, his hands were tied. There was a reason he couldn’t go after Steele. A reason he wasn’t permitted to share.

Jax braced himself on the table. “Of course I know it. I also know the risk involved in sending a team up that mountain. Steele’s resources are too great for one squad to take him down.”

“So send two squads.”

Jax slammed down a folder. “I can’t justify that from this report, Hawk, and you damn well know it.”

Hawk shook his head, his face reddening. “Two years we’ve been waiting for this, and you’re just going to let it go?”

“It’s my call.” He turned to leave the conference room, but Hawk’s voice stopped him cold.

“Then you’re a coward.”

Jax pivoted on his heel, taking deliberate steps back to Trevor Hawkins. They were friends. Brothers in arms. Had been through more together than most men would go through in a lifetime. But Jax was the leader of HERO Force, and Hawk had just crossed the one line Jax couldn’t allow him to cross. “You just started your vacation two days early, Hawkins. Without pay.”

Hawk said nothing, his eyes piercing Jax’s across the room.

“When you come back to this team,” said Jax, “you’d better remember who is where in the pecking order, or you won’t be on this squad at all.”

Yep. He should have seen it coming a mile away. Jax passed a woman in a formfitting business suit without making eye contact, then turned down another corridor. Several people walked toward him, and he nodded in greeting, his expression discouraging conversation.

A hundred yards down, he opened the door to a conference room and clenched his jaw as he took in the men at the table.

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