Heartthrob on Base

Jaxon:
Life is made for the living and I’ve seen a lot of life and death. But I refuse to let the losses that have stacked up for me take me down. I want to live. I want to experience everything that life has to offer. Especially women.
I love them all. At least for a little while. I don’t do long-term because life is too short for that. The friends I’ve lost had significant others that had to recover from their loss as well and I just can’t do that to any woman.
But that was before I met Aspen. She’s so pretty and sweet. At least to most people. To me…well, let’s just say that she believes the hype and she wants nothing to do with me.
Until another man threatens her. Now? I don’t care what she thinks about me…I will not fail. I will keep her safe if it’s the last thing I do. I just wish that my stupid heart got the memo that this was never supposed to be forever.

Aspen:
I love my job. It’s rough listening to all the terrible stories, the fears and the grief of loss but it’s a labor of love for me and I take it damn seriously.
That’s why I’ve got a problem with the hand to hand combat expert who thinks my job is a joke. Or me personally. I’m not really sure.
And yeah…I’ve heard about him. The sexy sergeant has all the single women on base wondering how to get his attention. But not me. I lost the only man I’ll ever love. I cannot ever risk that kind of hurt again.
He keeps showing up though. With a smile and a wink, he makes every day seem a little happier. A little brighter. And that freaking terrifies me.
Almost as much as the shadowy man who seems to think that I had something to do with his wife leaving him. He’s ticked off and he wants blood.
But even that doesn’t terrify me as much as Jaxon’s very sexy promise to keep me safe at all costs. I believe him too. He’s pushing his way inside all my defenses and I have a horrible feeling that I can’t stop it. I don’t even want to try anymore.