There was a time long ago when I could've at least see an outline of what I wanted her to be, but now, it escapes me. I couldn't escape the excitement in my gut though. He'd made that shit look so easy it was hard not to have just a little bit of hope that maybe, just maybe I could find my forever too. This was the first time that my brothers and I weren't on the same page. Obviously I wasn't gonna run out and grab the first woman I met, but what if there really was someone out there for me? Someone that could love me scars of the past and all. I shook it off and got back to work, but my mind refused to settle. I decided to fuck with him to get my mind off my own shit. "So what are you planning to do about your new father in law?" "I'm seriously considering making a run for it. What the fuck am I gonna do if he tries to take her? That can't happen." "Chill bro, it'll be fine. If anyone knows the kind of man you are it'll be an ex-SEAL. I think
"Don't forget the Macs." The Macmillan one eighty-eight is a long-range lethal weapon that can take out anything in its path no matter how big or small. "And the M14 battle rifles." I called out to Ty and Zak as we entered the weapons room we'd set up in the basement of the mansion. "What do we look like, new fools or some fuck? Get the hell outta here." Zak checked the glock he held in his hand before placing it in the cache with the other weapons he'd already loaded. It was almost disheartening to see that shit on our homeland. Never thought anyone would bring the fight to us. But we're navy, we're always prepared for whatever. "If it isn't bitch made number four." I guess he was taking himself out of the equation. "I'll take that Ty. If this is what it means to be bitch made then I'm all in." "I'm happy for you brother. She looks solid." Zak bumped my fist and went back to what he was doing. "Yeah, but in the stakes of in laws you're
It was a different man who followed us into the cottage. Gone was the easy-going father and in his place was pure warrior. I'd expected him to be older because of his rank and his years in service, but he couldn't be more than early fifties. He looked much younger, and so did his wife who was her daughter's mirror image. And seeing him here only brought back memories of the CO. He stood in front of the four men who were still standing against the wall under guard, his stance like that of a shipmaster. It was obvious he'd spent some time at sea. He studied the men wordlessly for the longest while until he turned to look at his daughter. "Which one?" Did he always speak in half sentences? It didn't matter; she knew exactly what he was asking as was made obvious when she pointed out the kid who'd manhandled her on the beach. He stepped in closer until their noses nearly touched. "You drug my kid?" The guy looked pitiful enough that I al
"What the fuck?" Lo looked up as Zak and Cord took off running towards the women. Mancini pulled what looked like a glock from under his jacket. "Get inside." "Hank, domestic soil." Lo warned him. "I don't play by those rules." None of the rest of us moved. The fucker took aim and followed the aircraft as it made a turn. He waited until it was over the water and fired. The explosion was loud as fuck and we knew any minute the whole place would be swarming with cops. "There were two on board came out of Langley." "How do you know that?" I asked Mancini as we headed to my place to get the girls. "My people picked up their Intel while we were inside. The NatSec really needs to do something about their secure broadbands." "I like this fuck, what's that you're carrying there Hanky?" Lyon, who was surprisingly quiet at this turn of events jogged up next to him, trying to get a look at the piece he was carrying. "It's just a littl
"Gentlemen I'd like to introduce you to Gideon Thorpe. Other than myself he's the leading authority on the underground trafficking world. He got dragged into it by default when his wife became a target of sorts." "Thorpe came forward and shook each of our hands, looking at us like he was sizing us up. "Gentlemen!" "I already told Gideon part of the situation but if anyone wants to add anything feel free." "I got all I need." He whistled and two people stepped out of the backseat of the second car. "Gentlemen my wife Ashley." He wrapped his arm around the shoulders of the woman who didn't look old enough to be anyone's wife but who was obviously pregnant. "And her brother Jacob." A young man held out his hand before the two of them flanked her on either side like they were ready for anything. "Take the girls to the car Blossom." He kissed her head and she moved over to the four girls who were standing around huddled together. "Wait!" I wa
'This is some place huh!" We were the only couple other than Mancini and his woman who were staying in the big house because of our battalion of kids. Thank fuck, if I had to stay in one of those matchboxes with my brood I'd lose my damn mind. Not that I don't love my kids, but damn they can get into some shit. "You been keeping an eye on Mengele right." I put the baby down in the adjoining room and hoped he stayed down. "Colton, I wish you'd leave our daughter alone." "Yeah, there's a cliff out there, you won't be saying that shit when she chucks one of your kids off that shit." My fucking kid; gotta love her. All the way to the SEALs place she must've asked me a thousand questions about what was going on. All the other kids bought the vacation bullshit we sold them, not her. Her ass was probably listening in at doors and shit and knew that something was up. Right now I'm more interested though in my wife and what she was up to. That l
I escaped into the woods around the property to get away from my sisters and the other women. I knew this shit was going to happen, and now I'm marooned on this damn island with water on one side and a steep cliff on the other. The only escape was the thick woods way off on the other side in back of the property. I figured they'd had enough time to turn their minds to something else, so once I'd done some recon I decided to head back. I had my head down in deep thought, wondering if there was any truth to what the others kept saying, that I was next. A part of me was excited at the thought that there might be someone out there waiting for me. And then there was the part of me that didn't believe it. Something, some movement up ahead alerted me. I was about to call out to Dani from my place in the trees but there was something about her movements that tipped me off. "What the hell is she up to?" I watched her tiptoe away from the door of the cottage t
"Ten guesses what they're up to." Con shook his head and said what the rest of us were thinking. "What're we gonna do?" Zak seemed stumped, maybe because he'd been woken out of a deep sleep. "You don't know that they're up to anything, maybe they're discussing wedding plans or some shit." "Cord not even you believe that shit." I laughed and slapped him on the back. "Dammit, I told Susie to stay out of it." Well shit! All we need is for him to go all caveman and derail our reason for being here. Thankfully Ty was back in five and he got distracted. We followed Mancini back to his side of the house and into a room that took two doors and codes pressed into three separate keypads to get into. The place looked like a space station. There were monitors and screens covering the walls and the windows were blacked out. "Damn Mancini. This is a serious FOB you got here." From the surroundings I'd just cased, the strategic location of the buildin