Page 59 of SEAL Summer Escape

“Time to pay the price,” Jacob agreed, falling in step beside them.“We don’t usually get the location of a terror cell so quickly after an attack.This is fucking gold.”

“Hell,” Mason muttered.“I was supposed to help Taylor go get her car back today.I didn’t even say goodbye to her this morning—just left her sleeping in her bed.I have to admit I didn’t see this op coming.”

“None of us did,” Hunter agreed.“But we move in when needed.It’s hard leaving your woman behind—I’m not going to lie.Our op down in Bogota was the first time I left Emma.Do you think I want her alone while I’m gone?But we do what we have to do.”

“I know,” Mason said, clenching his fists.“I’d just feel better if Taylor’s asshole ex wasn’t showing up all the damn time.I’ll ask the other guys on the Alpha team to watch out for her while I’m gone.She has Ice’s number for emergencies.”

“She’ll be okay,” Hunter said.“We’ll be back in what, thirty-six hours?I mean hell.She dated the guy for years, right?He’s been bothering her for weeks.A day or two won’t make much of a difference.”

“I know,” Mason said, tension coursing through him.“I just have a bad feeling.”

“You’re in love,” Hunter said, ribbing him in the side.“Welcome to the club.”

Jacob chuckled beside them.“That’s one club I never intend to join.”

Colton smirked as he followed them into the locker room to grab their gear.“Famous last words.I sure as shit didn’t intend to fall for Camila.Hell, she was my target down in Florida.I was supposed to bug her luggage, not sleep with her.”

“How’d you manage to get that job anyway?”Hunter asked with a chuckle.

“I was in the right place at the right time.Worked out to my advantage in this case.What if the notorious cartel leader in Bogota had a middle-aged son instead of a gorgeous, single daughter?We would’ve hauled ass down to Bogota with exactly zero intel.”

Mason shook his head as he grabbed his gear.None of it was the same thing.Colton and Hunter weren’t worried about leaving their women behind because they were safe.Rescued from the men after them.They’d left their homes and come to live here with their men.

Taylor might already live here in Virginia Beach, unlike when they’d met their women, but her ex was here, too.The last thing Mason wanted to do was fly across the Atlantic until this thing was solved.

Until he knew she’d be safe.

There wasn’t a hell of a lot of options though, either.

He dialed Taylor’s number, hoping she’d wake up.He’d left her alone in her bed this morning, brushing a chaste kiss across her forehead as she slept.She was used to a completely different schedule than him, working late hours and then sleeping in.Aside from that, it had been a stressful day yesterday.Her ex showing up, the police.As much as Mason would have loved to awaken her with heated kisses all over her body, taking the time to make love to her again, he had to be on base.And she deserved to get some rest.

Quickly typing, he sent her a text message since her phone kept going to voicemail.

We have an unexpected trip.Stay safe while I’m gone.Don’t get your car without me.Xoxo Mason

It wasn’t much, but what was he supposed to say?He couldn’t exactly tell her where he was going.He sure the hell couldn’t text the information.Groaning in frustration, he dropped his gear onto the ground, stuffing his phone into his bag.

The long flight across the Atlantic would give him plenty of time to think.And he had a feeling he’d be spending most of it worried about her.

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TAYLOR YAWNED AS SHEfinally awoke several hours later, stretching her arms above her head.Her sheet brushed against her bare breasts, reminding her of how she’d slept naked wrapped in Mason’s arms last night.

She was deliciously sore, her body well aware of how thoroughly Mason had claimed her.She blushed just thinking about screaming his name, about his hard cock thrusting into her again and again as she surrendered in ecstasy.

They’d awoken at some point in the middle of the night, his erection pressed up against her ass, and he’d gently parted her legs and made love to her again, holding her in his arms.His fingers had rubbed against her clit as he’d thrust into her, and she’d exploded again, crying out in his arms before they’d fallen back asleep, Mason’s cock still buried inside her.

Glancing at the clock on her nightstand, she saw that it was already ten in the morning.Although she kept a late schedule with her work hours, this was sleeping late even for her.Grabbing her cell phone from the nightstand, her eyes scanned over the text from Mason.

An unexpected trip?

Confusion washed over her.She knew Mason and his friends got sent out when needed, but she’d assumed she’d have at least some notice that he’d be gone.She’d imagined making passionate love before he kissed her goodbye, promising to return soon.

A quick text from him after they’d made love the night before wasn’t exactly the same thing.He hadn’t even woken her up to say that he had to go.

Sighing, she stood up from her bed, her skin heating as she realized his scent was all over her skin.Mason always smelled of soap with a hint of spice, but there was something else erotically male as well.She wrapped her arms around herself, not wanting to let the moment go.

When she showered, she’d wash off his scent.The memory of him in her bed would be more distant, too.Sinking back down onto her bed, she swiped a few tears from her eyes.

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