Bulletproof (Unknown Identities #1) by Black Regan

Author:Black, Regan [Black, Regan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha bad boys, bodyguard, paranormal romantic suspense, military heroes, alpha hero romance, political suspense, Boston romance
Publisher: Getaway Reads, LLC
Published: 2013-10-07T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

John thought of the two million in his account and wondered why he was being such an idiot about the woman. The assignment, he corrected. She was a job. His last job and, as required with every previous job, he’d vowed to see it done.

He knew he’d pushed the bedroom door closed, would never have attempted the repair to his skin where anyone could happen by and catch him. Yet she’d done just that.

“Damn old house,” he muttered, resisting the urge to slam the door closed this time and brace a chair under the handle.

Certain the door wouldn’t fall open again, he returned to dealing with the wound on his side. It was shallow, and definitely the least of his lengthy list of injuries, but the raw skin annoyed him.

In training he’d felt like a target at a shooting range as they perfected the formula they’d pumped into him so he could eventually heal himself. He could still feel the heat of a few of the bigger rounds they’d used in testing. While the ability to regenerate flesh and bone sounded ideal for a mercenary combatant, the reality of the pain involved for healing, required a great deal of courage to put that ability to use.

During his time in that Mexican hellhole, he’d learned the slow, natural process was even worse.

When she’d called him bulletproof, he thought she’d managed to uncover his code name along with the locker thirty-one code phrase. Bulletproof stretched the truth, but his ability to heal meant he was as close as a man could get.

He covered the bullet’s shallow path once more. Something like this was hardly worth the effort. Thanks to whatever they’d pumped into him, it would heal on its own within two days if he did nothing. Except somewhere between the junk yard and here, John decided he didn’t want another scar.

It wasn’t vanity, it was her.

He absolutely refused to bear any physical reminder of this assignment and the blue-eyed woman who ignited his senses unexpectedly at every turn.

That was the definition of insanity.

With no effort at all, he could recall the faces of the people he’d killed. They played like a slide show whenever he closed his eyes. Those he’d saved, he tossed aside, refusing to think about where they might be now, how their lives were going.

Those saved were worthy of life, deserving of a second chance, while John knew he was different – worthy only of going through the motions until called to mete out another death.

No questions allowed.

Though Gabriel promised, John didn’t believe he’d be granted the freedom or redemption he’d earned. They’d invested too much, considered him a success simply because he remained alive despite the alterations.

He glanced down, pleased to see only a faint discoloration where the bullet had striped his skin. Retrieving his damp shirt from the bed, he slipped it on and ignored the tear. Cracking open the door, he paused long enough to hear Amelia moving about in the bedroom across the hall.

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