Zone of Action: A Career Soldier Military Romance by Tawdra Kandle

Author:Tawdra Kandle [Kandle, Tawdra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Career Solier, Book 4
Publisher: Tawdra Kandle
Published: 2017-04-17T18:30:00+00:00

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The townhouse was already filled with guests when I arrived Saturday night, and I smiled at a few I recognized as I made my way across the living room. Max and Samantha had wanted to keep things casual for this party, although I knew that both sets of their parents had been eager to help, offering tons of ideas and well-meaning suggestions. Still, from what I could see, nothing was too over the top. Sam had told me privately that she felt she’d had to dig in her heels now so that she didn’t lose control of the entire wedding planning process. I shuddered at the thought of having to face that ordeal. Happily for me, it wasn’t going to be an issue any time in the foreseeable future.

A few servers were passing food on trays, and my chef-trained eye examined what they were handing out. The canapes looked fresh and enticing, not sloppily assembled. The presentation was subtle but professional. I approved.

I was just reaching for a glass of champagne from the self-serve wine and beer bar when I saw him. He was standing about a foot away, and his eyes were trained on me, disbelief and surprise evident there.

My mouth dropped open. Fuck and double damn. What the hell was he doing here? Of course, the answer to that question was fairly evident. Jake was a soldier. Max was a soldier. Although I’d spent much of this week convincing myself otherwise, they must’ve known each other after all, if Jake was here at the party for their family and closest friends. Panic gripped me as I realized what that meant. If they knew each other, they might have talked about things like hook-ups and random sex and what had happened last Friday night. Shit, had Jake told him about me? Had he used my name?

“What are you doing here?” Jake spoke in a whisper, voicing the same question I had for him.

“I make it habit to crash random parties, just to check out the food.” Sarcasm was my fallback, as always. “What the hell do you think? Samantha is my best friend. We used to share an apartment.” I pressed my lips together. “I assume you work with Max?”

“I’ve known Max for a long time. Yeah, we work together, and we’re friends, too.” A tic jumped in his cheek. “Did you—”

“Harper!” Samantha appeared at my side, her face alight with happiness and excitement. “When did you get here? I’ve been looking out for you, maid of honor.” She hugged me and then stood back, taking in my outfit and smiling even bigger. “Damn, girl, you look good. I forget how nice you clean up sometimes.” She leaned forward to kiss my cheek and seemed to realize that we weren’t alone. “Jake! Hey, there. I didn’t see you, either.” Her glance darted from his face to mine. “Do you two . . . know each other?”

We spoke at the same time, but unfortunately, we didn’t use the same words.

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