Chapter 379: Wednesday. Mlilo Animal Reserve, South Africa.

Volume 8: Dangerous Heat

PAXTON MILLS PEERED OUT at the passing landscape from behind his sunglasses. There was far too much sunshine after spending twenty-seven hours on planes. All for a wedding. His first wedding, to be exact. He still wasn't entirely sure why he'd agreed to come to this one when he'd avoided every other wedding to date.

It was the animal angle. He was intrigued.

In a few days' time he and the rest of the guys would head out and assist the park staff and other conservationists in ensuring the safety of the wildlife. Namely, from poachers. It was essentially the same job he always did as a bodyguard. Only these bodies would weigh a couple tons or have fangs and claws or who knew what else.

Silas reached over and flicked Paxton's sunglasses, causing them to fall in his lap.

"What the fuck, man?" He turned his head and glared across the aisle at his best friend. When they'd been paired up in the Marines as a sniper pair Paxton hadn't expected to like Silas. Now