Unmasking the Mercenary by Jennifer Morey

Author:Jennifer Morey [Morey, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-04-05T05:00:00+00:00

Haley willed her annoyance down to a manageable level as Rem drove outside Monrovia on their way to where Charles lived. Dilapidated buildings painted a desolate picture as they passed. The structures thinned as they left the city. How could she trust him when he kept surprising her with his well-kept secrets? First the diamonds, now Habib.

Cullen hadn’t been worried enough to force her to leave Monrovia with him. Why? Was it because he’d decided Rem was one of them? That he believed she was safe with him? It had to be.

That gave her a sinking feeling. If Cullen believed Rem was that trustworthy, it confirmed her assessment of him from the moment they’d met. There was something heroic about him, a trait he didn’t appear to see. Still, there was an undeniable dangerous side to him. One that should scare her. Why didn’t he scare her?

Well, he did scare her, but not the way she thought he should. Not from anything stemming from her experience in Iraq.

If she fell for him, she didn’t think he had what it took to be with her long-term. His life seemed like such a struggle, like honor was always just out of reach. His actions were honorable, but could he ever get past his bad reputation? Could she? Maybe, if she could ever understand how a man like him had worked his way past her defenses. But she doubted she’d have the chance. Rem would compromise for no one, especially when it came to his reputation. If he didn’t think she’d accept him the way he perceived himself, he’d never open his heart to her.

Strange how, prior to Iraq, all the men she’d dated and seen in relationships had absolutely no resemblance to Rem. They’d all been professionals working regular jobs. Fellow soldiers. Ordinary people. Back then, her biggest concern was deciding what she wanted out of the Army. What did she want to do with her life? What kind of man would she marry? All regular, ordinary life issues. Iraq had stripped that innocence from her. And now she was left grappling with a new identity. She didn’t know what she wanted from life anymore, much less what kind of man she needed. Did she even need one?

Looking over at Rem, something tickled her insides. She didn’t want to feel this way, but a kind of warmth had taken harbor. She didn’t understand it and maybe she never would, but no matter what happened between now and when she arrived back home, she would have no regrets. The promise she’d made to herself after Iraq was twofold. She’d never be a victim again. And she’d never look back.

Rem turned a corner and drove to a stop just down the dirt street from a concrete, palm-leaf-roofed shack. Haley was glad for the distraction from her thoughts. She was too tired for them anyway. Red dirt provided the only landscaping. Other small shacks surrounded this one, and thick jungle closed it all in. It

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