The Maverick: Men Out of Unifrom Book 3 (Men Out of Uniform) by Rhonda Russell

Author:Rhonda Russell [Russell, Rhonda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firefly Press
Published: 2017-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

“How’d you do it?” Julia asked the minute the men left the room. If she sounded impressed, it’s because she was.

Guy had been...phenomenal.

She’d realized, of course that becoming a Ranger was no easy task--that only the best of the best were accepted into Ranger School--and that it took a truly spectacular soldier to be selected for a elite special forces team.

But for whatever reason, she hadn’t realized that this wounded, irreverent, sexy bad boy had been one of them.

She’d known it...but she hadn’t appreciated it.

Today she’d gotten a glimpse of the kind of soldier he’d been and the pain he was still dealing with as a result of the death of his friend. His description of the event had been short and to the point, but the pain, anguish and ultimate responsibility she’d heard in his voice had been utterly heart-wrenching. It had penetrated her own chest and she’d had to forcibly resist laying her hand upon his sleeve in a gesture of comfort.

He wouldn’t accept it, of course, because he didn’t feel like he deserved anyone’s comfort. Guy was clearly wallowing in the guilt as penance for an accident that he had no way of controlling, and yet experience told her that until he was ready to forgive himself, he wouldn’t be receptive to hearing her opinion.

Or anyone else’s for that matter.

As for how he’d handled this class, Julia fully understood why Garrett had bet his future career on Guy McCann. He hadn’t kept her participation in this class a secret because he hadn’t trusted Guy--he’d done it to ensure his participation. He’d needed him that desperately.

Without the slightest discernible hesitation, Guy had walked right in and commanded the room, but more importantly, he’d waded into a bad situation and commanded the respect of this new up-and-coming team. The relief of having Richard Rutland walk out of this room had been practically palpable, then putting the decision of the replacement in their hands had been a pure stroke of genius.

Talk about building instant trust, Julia thought, smiling at Guy.

He paused and a crooked grin spread across that incredibly sexy mouth. Her nipples tingled, just looking at him. “What?” he asked.

“What what?”

“You’re staring at me.”

Julia shrugged. “I asked you a question and am still waiting for a response.”

He arched a brow.

“How did you do it? How did you get rid of Rutland?”

Guy shrugged. “I gave Garrett my professional opinion--“

She’d just bet he did, Julia thought, wishing like hell she could have witnessed that.

“--and he decided that he should listen to me.”

She leaned a hip against the desk and regarded him with amusement. “You threatened to walk out, didn’t you?”

Guy flashed a smile at her. “It’s possible.”

“Probable, I’d say.”

He sidled closer to her, purposely crowding into her personal space. A sigh leaked out of her lungs, making her quivering belly deflate like a spent party balloon. “You think you’ve got me all figured out, don’t you?”

Julia rolled her eyes. “You’re an idiot wrapped in a moron. I would never presume to try and figure you out.

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