Beyond Valor by McKenna Lindsay

Author:McKenna, Lindsay [McKenna, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 0373278098
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-01-22T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Megan stood back as Captain Aylin Sahin stepped out of the CH-47. It was an hour before sunset, the sun dipping behind the western mountains. Emma had been right about the Turkish Apache combat pilot: she was not only beautiful, but formidable. There wasn’t much time. Her red-haired cousin slipped into the pilot’s seat of the massive transport helicopter.

For a moment, Megan appreciated the tall foreign pilot. Most combat pilots were under six feet, and Sahin fit those guidelines—just barely. The olive-green one-piece Army flight suit and Kevlar did little to hide her statuesque figure. Most of all, the Turkish pilot exuded confidence. Megan couldn’t get close enough to see much else as more supplies and boxes were swiftly unloaded from the rear opening of the CH-47 by two loadmasters. Tension thrummed through the air.

Luke came up beside Megan. “Who is that?”

“Captain Aylin Sahin. She’s the Turkish pilot who flies with the Black Jaguar Squadron. It’s an all-woman squadron formed by General Maya Stevenson.”

Nodding, Luke tried to ignore Megan’s nearness. “She looks powerful.”

“Right on. I wouldn’t want to meet her up in the air, would you?”

Chuckling, Luke watched the pilot reenter the rear of the helo after the last pallet had been removed. “No, she looks like an eagle.”

“Emma was telling me her last name in Turkish means ‘falcon.’” She gave him a warm look. “You’re pretty astute, Collier.” She saw him grin.

“Sometimes.”

“How are your hands doing? Are you in much pain?”

He lifted his bandaged hands encased with latex gloves. “I take ibuprofen and they’re fine. I’d like to get rid of the dressings, though. The grunts are giving me hell about wearing them.”

“Hey, you’re cannon fodder on that one.” She laughed. “Do they call you Mittens, I wonder?”

“Yeah,” he said as he chortled, “and worse. Things I would never repeat to you.”

“Well,” she said drily, “tell them you’re lucky you’re not pulling an exam to check their prostate today.”

He doubled over with laughter, hands on his knees for a moment. Straightening, he said, “You have a wicked sense of humor.” He felt his heart expand with joy as she smiled wide. Her eyes sparkled. It was one more reason to like her.

“Yeah, I think it comes with the territory, don’t you? We see so much suffering, deal with so many traumatized men, women and children, we have to blow it off somehow.”

“You’re right. You picked that philosophy up real fast in Iraq, I bet?”

“Yes.” Megan glanced over at him. Every time she met his warm gaze, an ache began in her lower body. Luke affected her deeply, though he couldn’t know it. Still, Megan allowed herself to feel the pleasure and happiness he stirred within her.

“They’re taking off,” Luke warned her.

Both of them quickly walked away as the rotors whirled faster and faster, stirring up the dust clouds once again. They headed for the clinic. A number of Marines were carrying boxes of supplies into the clinic’s open door.

“What’s on your agenda for the rest of the day?” he asked.

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