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“And you have no indication of where that might be?”
“Negative.There’s always talk of attacks on the homeland, but we haven’t connected the dots.It’s crucial we stop this, Sawyer.By the time the second sale goes through, it might be too late.”
Anger wound through him at the idea that a fellow sailor could be part of plotting an attack on the United States.Riley was correct that it was crucial they stopped this, and it was hard to fathom that Riley was here alone when it was such a huge threat.“You’re the only one working on this?”he questioned.
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RILEY HESITATED.HERtracking down the traitor didn’t mean a roomful of analysts weren’t already hard at work trying to determine where the missiles ended up or what they were intended for.
But how much should she share with Sawyer?
“The only one here on the island, yes.My DOD contact is aware, obviously.Radley is somewhat involved but from afar.She’s busy with other things at the moment.”
“Hmmm.We’ll come back to that later.I am going to want to know more about who you and your sister are working with, aside from this DOD official.But all right,” he said, keeping his arms firmly around her.“I’ll do some investigating this week.Trouble is, I don’t always know when the team will get sent out.I could disappear on you.”
“You wouldn’t tell me you were leaving?”
“I’d tell you, kitten.I just mean that relying on me when I may have to ship out could pose troubles of its own.The sale could go through, and I’d be out of the country.The traitor would get away with it, and no one on base would be aware to stop him.”
“And I’m sure you have a solution for that,” she said dryly.
“Yep.I know exactly how to get you in and out of base whenever you want.It wouldn’t give you access to classified areas, of course, but it would solve your problem of getting onto location without being stopped.”
His hands trailed down her bare arms, sending licks of heat through her.His big hands landed on her own as they clutched the railing, and he lightly caressed them.Gentle.Soothing even.She hardly dared to look back at him.Sawyer nuzzled her hair again, breathing in her scent, and she hated the way her body betrayed her.Her heart thudded in her chest at his warmth and closeness.Heat spread through her veins.Her pussy throbbed.She felt both safe in Sawyer’s arms and also painfully aware of each movement he made.He was big everywhere—hard.Muscled.As he shifted closer, she felt his erection pressing against her ass.
Sawyer was just as turned on as her, and that was a problem given they were supposed to be working together, not fucking.
“And what’s your grand plan, Sawyer?How are you proposing to get me onto base with no questions asked?”
“We get married.”
Chapter 8
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SAWYER SAUNTERED INTOthe locker room on Monday morning, a shit-eating grin on his face.His teammates were already there, readying for the day of training on the water.They’d heard nothing else about Luciana, the missing nurse, but the team had other pressing matters to deal with in the meantime.
