“Alpha Team. Do. You. Copy?”
Jake waited a beat and was about to repeat the order when Mac and Grant responded with, “Roger that.”
Derek and Trevor both gave him a quick, “Copy, boss”.
Coop grunted, “Got it.”
Trevor added, “Do what you have to do, Jake.”
Knowing his team had their orders, Jake’s sole focus was now on Olivia’s safety. Glancing back down at her, he saw the fear she was desperately trying to hide. Jake vowed to find a way to erase it, if it was the last thing he did.
Chapter 6
Praying Jake couldn’tsee how truly terrified she was, Olivia licked her lips and asked, “What’s Plan B?”
He smiled down at her, making her heart do a little dance. Oh, how she’d missed that smile.
“Don’t worry. We’ll get there in time. Come on.”
Gently grabbing her elbow, he guided her as they continued east. Olivia pushed away her inappropriate thoughts. Now was most definitelynotthe time for that. Later, when she was home and alone, she could stir up the memory of how he’d looked at her just then.
Fear of never making it out of the jungle alive had her already-frazzled nerves running at full speed. Jake seemed certain they’d make it, so she’d trust that he knew what he was doing.
Olivia looked over at him, amazed. The man was barely breaking a sweat. Shouldn’t he at least be alittlepanicked?
Not that she wanted him to be. It was just that she was about a hair’s breadth away from a complete and total meltdown, and he didn’t even look worried.
She always had a feeling that there was more to his job than he’d let on, but seeing him here, like this—If there were any previous doubts he’d been lying about what he did for a living, they were long gone, now. The man was simply too at ease in such a deadly situation.
Sure, it could just be his military training kicking in, but Olivia didn’t think so. Plus, there was the team he’d mentioned. That little tickle in her gut told her there was a lot more to the man she’d known nearly her whole life than he’d ever shared with her.
As they kept on, she continued sneaking peeks, those quick glimpses holding all the proof she needed. Jake was alert, his eyes darting about in every direction, checking for any possible threat.
His stride was long and strong, his steps silent and purposeful. His taught, chiseled body was completely attuned to their surroundings, and he held his gun so comfortably in his hand, it was as if it were actually a part of him.
This was a side of Jake she’d never seen before. He was dark. Dangerous. And as much as she tried not to ignore it, sexy as hell.
