Beyond the Limit by Cindy Dees

Author:Cindy Dees
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2019-05-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Cal turned out to be an easier sell on the idea than Griffin had expected he would be. The guy seemed relieved not to have to choose between the women candidates, and he agreed with Sherri that she was the best choice to handle the media coverage and fame that would come with being the first woman SEAL.

Griffin couldn’t believe he was doing it, but he found himself arguing against the whole idea to the two of them. “I never thought I’d hear myself say this, but Sherri would make a decent SEAL. Are we throwing away a potentially useful asset in order to hurry her through the program?”

Cal leaned back in his desk chair, his eyes bloodshot. The guy obviously was sporting one hell of a hangover today. Thanks to Sherri’s water and french fries last night, Griffin had avoided the same fate.

“Are you sure about this, Sherri?” Cal asked. “Once I pull the trigger, there will be no turning back.”

“I’m sure.”

“Why?”

“Come on. We all know I’m the media-ready one of the three of us women. Don’t get me wrong, Anna and Lily will make great special operators, but neither one of them would know how to be a poster child. And we all know that’s precisely what the Navy wants.”

Cal looked back and forth between Griffin and Sherri long enough that Griffin actually started to feel fidgety. Cal asked him without warning, “How long will it take you to make Sherri ready for BUD/S?”

Griffin frowned. “She hasn’t done the obstacle course yet, and she hasn’t passed the drowning evolution. Beyond that, I think she could be ready in a matter of days.”

Cal looked at the calendar that was his desk pad. “There’s a BUD/S class starting INDOC in two weeks. I’ll make the call.”

The reality of the end of his time with Sherri hit him with the weight of a sledgehammer. He was going to leave her behind to suffer through BUD/S alone while he flew halfway around the world to catch a terrorist. Which was as it should be. But damn it all, he was going to miss her.

She would move on. Become a celebrity. Forget about him. Find herself some pretty-boy movie star or up-and-coming politician to hook up with.

Griffin rose to his feet. There had to be at least a little whiskey left over somewhere in the instructors’ barracks from last night. He suddenly felt a burning need to tie one on. Hard. And without a pitcher of water and carbs to dull the effects of it.

Sherri rose as well, thanking Cal quietly.

Griffin reached for the office door to open it for her.

“Oh, and Griffin?” Cal said casually.

No, no, no. He knew that tone of voice out of his boss. Bracing himself for a direct hit, he turned to face Cal. “Yes, sir?”

“You’ll be going with Sherri to Coronado. I’ll see to it you’re assigned as an adjunct instructor for the duration of her BUD/S course.”

“What?” he and Sherri exclaimed in unison.

“You didn’t think

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