The Protective SEAL by Knight Katie & North Leslie

Author:Knight, Katie & North, Leslie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-12T16:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

After getting them checked into some fleabag motel off the highway, where the manager looked more like a pimp and there were thirty channels of porn on pay-per-view, Jack pulled his once spiffy SUV around the back of the building to hide it from any nosy passersby, then secured them in the small room he’d rented for the night with cash.

Sam was in the bathroom, getting Glory ready for bed, so Jack flopped down on the king-sized bed in the room and stared up at the water-stained ceiling. The beige paint was peeling in spots and the air smelled musty. He didn’t want to even consider what had caused the stains on the worn brown carpet and God forbid someone turn a black light on in here to reveal the bodily fluids left behind by previous guests.

Still, his arm was killing him and he felt weary to his very bones. He needed to call Zeke and arrange for a real protective detail to come and get Sam and their daughter. He wasn’t capable of taking care of them any longer. In truth, maybe he never had been good enough. And wasn’t that just a kick in the pants?

Jack groaned and rubbed his tired eyes. What a freaking mess.

“Hey, I’m done in the bathroom,” Sam said, coming out with Glory in her arms. “Let me get her fed, then I’ll help you clean your arm up.”

He squeezed his eyes shut, then rolled off the bed. She deserved so much better than him. An odd mix of guilt and tenderness swept through him, threatening to take him under as he watched her talk to Glory as she fed her a bottle, making the baby squirm and laugh with delight. So precious. So sweet. So far out of his league that he had no shot of keeping them in his life now. Best to cut ties and let them move on without him.

“I’m gonna take a shower,” he said, heading for the bathroom without waiting for her reply. Once Jack was safely locked away, he turned on the water and let it run while he peeled off his clothes, layer by painful layer. While he’d won the fight with the first henchman, the guy had gotten in a couple well-placed blows, leaving Jack with a nice set of bruised ribs and a nasty gash on his cheek. Couple that with the constant, stinging pain from the bullet grazing his right arm and he felt like he was falling apart.

The blood had dried on his wound, making pulling the cloth of his shirt away a new experience in agony. His breath hissed through his clenched teeth as he ripped the shirt sleeve away and fresh blood seeped from the cut across his bicep. Cursing low, he tossed his things aside and finished stripping before stepping under the hot spray of the shower and letting it ease away his aches and pains. Too bad he couldn’t have one of these to soothe his aching heart.

After scrubbing down and drying off, he got out and wrapped the damp towel around his hips.

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