Saving Zola (Sleeper SEALs Book 4) by Becca Jameson & Suspense Sisters

Author:Becca Jameson & Suspense Sisters [Jameson, Becca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Military
ISBN: 9781946911155
Publisher: Becca Jameson Publishing
Published: 2017-10-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Mike’s heart stopped beating as the only woman he’d ever loved walked out of the room. He’d been at war with himself all day over the decision not to tell her about the check.

Part of him had hoped Richard wouldn’t mention that detail yet, though in the long run the truth would have come out. Eventually Mike would have told her himself. The tenuous thin string holding Zola to him for the last few days eventually had to break. There was no way to avoid it.

Perhaps it was inexcusable of him to allow her to fall for him all over again without telling her about that fucking check. He’d acted cowardly for two reasons. One, he’d been desperate to reconnect with her if only for a few days. And two, he was afraid about her safety as soon as this cat was out of the bag. His greatest fear was that she would tell him to go to hell, leaving her without the protection he truly didn’t want to entrust to someone else.

He’d known the instant her father mentioned the money without hearing a word of his end of the conversation. She had stiffened and frozen. He’d wanted to go to her but had forced himself to remain in his seat. He would have to face the music. He allowed this train to derail all by himself, and he deserved everything Zola dished out.

Except that was not how it went down.

His heart pounded. She’d left the room so abruptly without saying a word. The last thing he expected was for her to shut down and calmly leave the room. It would have been better if she screamed at him, threw things, demanded an explanation. This silence was far more difficult to endure.

He would give this to her. She deserved some time to process before he tried to explain himself. For what it was worth. He reminded himself that no matter what happened between him and Zola, he needed to keep her safe. That was his top priority.

He closed his eyes for a few seconds and took a deep breath. You deserve this. Keep her safe. The shower came on.

He needed to think. Stay alert in the face of this new crisis.

As he opened his phone to call Lambert, he hefted the backpack onto the bed and unzipped it.

It was time to let Lambert in on the saga.

“Dorsen. What’s the latest?”

“We stopped at a hotel for the night. Zola just spoke to her father.”

“Good. She used the secure phone?”

“Yes. But, Greg, there’s something you need to know.”

“What?” His voice sounded higher in pitch.

“I know Zola.”

“What are you talking about? What do you mean you know her?”

“I guess I should say, I knew her. In high school. We dated.”

“Fuck.” Lambert’s voice rose. “And you didn’t think to tell me this before?”

“I thought it. I intentionally didn’t do it.”

“Fuck,” he repeated. “You telling me you’re too invested to keep this woman safe?”

“No. I’m telling you I knew her. She’ll be safe with me.

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