Page 41 of Wraith
The handsome man on the screen nodded once and began typing away. “Listen, if you need some help, I can have a bunch of my GSG 9 buddies on their way.”
“GS—” Amelia started. “Who are they?”
“Like SWAT but kick-assier,” Tex said.
Amelia laughed. “Well, I will remember that—kick-assier. Well, what do you think, Liam?”
Liam’s shoulders rose and fell. “Maybe not the entire team. I mean, moving an entire elite German squad into Russia, would raise some red flags.”
“Okay, Beast and Pitbull will be on their way.” Tex promised.
“One of these days, Tex,” Amelia leaned closer. “You’re going to have to explain the reason behind these nicknames.”
Tex grinned. “It would be my pleasure.”
“In the meantime.” Liam cleared his throat. “Hummingbird and I could go and check out the place. See if we could figure out a layout.”
He wanted to take her with him. He hadn’t even patronized her about staying where it was safe. She liked that—this was her life and she wanted a hand in taking it back.
When she lifted her eyes from Liam to Tex, the computer genius was smirking. Her cheeks heated. She didn’t have to be able to read his mind to know what Tex was thinking. The mirth tickling his lips told her everything. Amelia cleared her throat.
“You two be careful,” Tex said. “I’ll send you the information you need, Wraith. And maybe it’s time you taught your—Hummingbird—how to use a gun.”
“What? Me? No!” Amelia sputtered.
“I can’t be with you all the time,” Liam explained. “I would rather know you can take care of yourself if for some reason I’m not around.”
Amelia sighed.
“Do this for me, Hummingbird?” Liam’s voice was soft, alluring.
She weakened then nodded. “But if I shoot myself in the foot, I’ll blame you.”
“I’ll risk it.”
“I can’t with you.” She smacked his arm then headed for the bathroom just down the hall.
“What’s goin on between you two?” Tex asked.
“What do you mean?” Liam asked in a tired voice.
“You have a nickname for her now?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Wolf started calling his girl, Ice. Beast started calling his woman Fleur. I mean, every time one of our guys give a woman a nickname, they wind up together.”
Amelia trembled at the thought. Her body positively hummed at the idea.
Liam laughed. “Amelia doesn’t see me like that. I’m pretty sure she sees me like every other woman in the past has—I’m Hades, Tex, the bringer of death. Women really doesn’t see me the way they see you or the others. Amelia is the kind of woman who deserves a man who works a stable job, who can show her off to his family and be proud of her.”
“You can show her off to your family, Wraith. Sure, we aren’t DNA family, but haven’t you heard?”
“Heard what?”
“Havin’ the same blood does not a family make. But a true heart and the ability to have each other’s backs. And ghost-man, you know this team has your back.”
“You guys do…”
