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“That’s...really fucking weird.Riley doesn’t seem like the stalker type.Was it the same vehicle as the last time you thought you saw her?”

“Similar.I didn’t get a plate though.”

“You sure you never slept with her?”Ryan asked, crinkling his brow.“She wouldn’t be the first woman to come back thinking there was more between you than a one-night-stand.”

Sawyer grunted.“Damn sure.Like I said before, she’s not my type.Too timid and quiet for me.”

Ryan frowned, recalling the tiny dagger tattoo he’d spotted on her inner wrist.He’d only noticed it that one time, but it had definitely been there.A dagger didn’t seem like the type of tattoo that a shy, sweet woman would want.Far from it.“What’s her story anyway?”Ryan asked.

“A single mom, according to Riley.I’m not even sure who she told that to.One of the guys on the team, I suppose.She does seem to check up on us when we haven’t been to Coconuts in a while.Way back when, Callie and Alexa mentioned that she asked about the team.We’d been deployed on an op at the time.”

“Maybe it wasn’t her following you.There are plenty of brunettes around Oahu,” he pointed out.

“There are, but even I can tell one woman from the next,” Sawyer said, arms pumping as he jogged beside Ryan.“It’s her.”

“You should talk to her next time we’re in Coconuts,” Ryan said.“Maybe it’s a coincidence you’re seeing her around, but maybe not.”

Sawyer shook his head.“Not sure she’d tell me if she was actually following me.But yeah, maybe I will pay a visit to little Riley,” he said, a smile spreading across his face.“She’s not really my type, but she is a looker.Big brown eyes.Pretty pink lips.Nice tits.”

Ryan muttered something about being respectful.Riley almost felt like a friend.A little sister or something.He didn’t know how old she was, but none of the guys had ever tried to date her.She was often working when they hung out at the bar, and Sawyer was right.She didn’t seem like any of their types.

“How’s your lady, anyway?”Sawyer asked.“Aaron is pissed that she’s in South America, but....”

“She’s fine,” Ryan told him.“She doesn’t like one of the doctors too much, but she can deal with it.Av’s happy to be helping so many families and children there.I’m more worried about her staying safe.”

“She’s one of those smart chicks,” Sawyer said.“Hot as hell, but she’s got brains, too.Avery should know well enough to stay out of trouble.Hopefully.”

Ryan’s fist clenched.Hopefully was right.Even playing it safe, trouble could find you.Sawyer knew that as well as any of the men on the team.All of their girlfriends had faced some sort of danger at one point, often just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

There was only so much that Ryan could do from afar to make sure she stayed safe.The question was, would it be enough?

Chapter 21

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AVERY TIED HER HIKINGboots and stood, walking across her empty bedroom that morning.Luciana had gone to breakfast early with some of the other nurses, and Avery was determined to check the tents for any unmarked packages being stored there before Walters arrived for the day.He tended to eat at seven a.m., and the nurses would be there watching.If the other women saw him getting up to leave the dining hall earlier than expected, they’d stall him.Avery would thoroughly search the tents before he got there, and hopefully they’d have some answers.

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