Page 3 of SEAL's Paradise
“We’re self-employed.”
“We?”
“Radley and I.”
“So you’ve got a sister supposedly working in Seattle.And you ended up here in Oahu because...?”
“I came here a year ago on a different case.I was helping out Radley, and that guy’s been locked away, never to see daylight again.Since I was already here, I got involved in this case.Small pieces of intelligence were being leaked, presumably to gain trust from our adversaries.When the missiles went missing, shit started to hit the fan.It’s bigger than we thought, and we need answers, stat.”
“So why the hell did you think it was me?”Sawyer asked with a frown.
“The description of the guy matched you.”
“Good looking and has a way with the ladies?”Sawyer quipped.
Riley leveled him with a gaze.“Negative.Word was that an arrogant sailor who hung out at Coconuts and had access to Top Secret information was leaking intelligence and somehow gaining access to the missiles.”
“That doesn’t exactly narrow it down much, kitten.I’m hardly the only sailor there and you know it.”
“I was working on a hunch.You have access to various areas of base given your career as a Navy SEAL.You fit the profile, so I followed you.”
“And you brought me all the way out here, interrupting the party I was attending, I might add, to let me know you don’t consider me a suspect any longer?Make it make sense, kitten,” he encouraged.His gaze licked over her again, taking in Riley’s sexy cleavage.A long necklace dangled between her breasts.A stack of bracelets jangled on her arm as she shifted, no doubt uncomfortable at his scrutiny, and he snatched her hand, turning it over to inspect her inner wrist.“What’s the dagger tattoo for?”
“Men have underestimated me before.That’ll never happen again.”
She pulled away, and he released her.There was a story there, but now wasn’t the time.Not when he needed a whole host of other answers.“Why’d you want to meet me here, Riley?”he asked, his gaze hard as he looked at her.
“I no longer suspect you, but I want to work with you.I need your help, Sawyer.”
Chapter 2
One month ago
RILEY EDGED THROUGHthe crowd gathered around the bar in Coconuts, nearly late for her shift.She smoothed her shorts, glancing at the time on her watch, and sucked in a steadying breath.She’d trailed Sawyer to a friend’s house today, planning to bug his truck, and he’d spotted her.
He’d freaking spotted her.
