Page 26 of Guarded By the SEAL
And what about Teslyn?
His thoughts where she was concerned were far more complicated and sprouted from a deep attraction he knew damn well he should ignore. He found himself fantasizing about her touch, dreaming he could kiss away the ache inside her until she was healed from the inside out.
Yeah, that’s what you want. To heal her.
He scoffed at the direction his thoughts had taken, and shifted in his seat. He needed to stay focused. He’d get Teslyn and Ivy settled at his house, put the HERO Force team on the case to figure out who killed Marilyn and burned down the trailer, then get back to his regularly scheduled life as soon as possible.
The thought made him wonder again about the Steele mission, and he put his earpiece in before dialing Jax one more time. The leader of HERO Force answered on the second ring. “Anderson.”
Wyatt worked to keep his voice down. “What’s going on? I’ve been worried.”
“Unanticipated issue. Homeland Security showed up at Steele’s compound the day we were planning to go in. I had to meet with some of their higher-ups in DC before we could get our ducks in a row and get back to the mission.”
“If Steele knew Homeland was sneaking around, he would have hidden the evidence.”
“Not easy to hide an eighteen-wheeler full of people. Besides, our guys have been on the mountain for days, along with Homeland. Steele knows they’re on the mountain. No trucks have left the premises.”
Maybe there was still hope for Wyatt to make it to Colorado before the team moved in. “I’m almost finished here. If all goes well, I should be able to go wheels up and head for the Rockies by twelve-hundred hours tomorrow.”
“You just might make it in time for the show.”
“I’d like to be there, sir.”
Jax made a sound like he was sucking air through his teeth. “Depends on the weather. If we get an opportunity to go in tonight, I can’t wait for you, Bulldog.”
“I understand.”
“It will be good to have you back. God knows we could use an extra pair of hands on this one.” The line went dead.
Wyatt took out his earpiece, then gripped the wheel tightly with both hands. He wasn’t used to having his attention divided. Prioritizing one need meant ignoring another, and he was distinctly uncomfortable ignoring his duties to his teammates on HERO Force.
Teslyn moaned in her sleep, a guttural sound that instantly had his body responding to her sensual tone.
Shit.
At least she wasn’t having nightmares.
Was she dreaming about someone in particular, or the nameless, faceless figures who made appearances in everyone’s dreams? Maybe she was dreaming of a boyfriend or lover, a very real person he hadn’t considered might exist until that moment.
He didn’t like the thought one bit.
She made another sound deep in her throat. No doubt about it, that was a sex dream all right, her noises opening the blood vessels that led to his cock.
He willed himself to think about Steele. The men of HERO Force. Anything that might make this need for her go down.
She inhaled sharply. “Wya…”
He furrowed his brow. Was that a ‘Wyatt’ or a ‘why’? It sure sounded like there was an A on the end of that why, and there was no A at the end of the question.
She’s dreaming, for Pete’s sake.
No one articulates in their sleep.
Shaking his head to clear it, he stared hard at the road ahead. Their exit was only a few miles away, and he was ready as fuck to get out of this truck and put as much distance as possible between Teslyn and himself.
He took the familiar exit ramp and headed toward the lake. It was getting darker, though sunset wouldn’t occur for another half an hour yet. He barely even flinched when Teslyn made another sound, doing his best to ignore the way his nerve endings lit up throughout his lower abdomen.
“C’mon, c’mon,” he whispered, knowing the treed road would soon open up to a view of the lake. A half-mile later, he was rewarded with that very sight.
