As she sat in the seat to the right of Kole, Mr. McQueen introduced her to the other two men.
Pointing to the larger of the two, Jake said, “Dr. Marsh, this is Gabe Dawson, Bravo Team’s team leader.”
With a tip of his head, the formidable man said, “Nice to meet you.”
“Next to him is Zade King, one of Bravo’s two snipers. He also specializes in hand-to-hand combat.”
Like Gabe, Zade offered a tip of his head and a friendly smile. “Dr. Marsh.”
“Please.” Kat looked at the three Bravo Team members before turning to Jake. “Call me Kat or Katherine. I answer to both.”
Nodding, Jake’s lips curled into a small smile. “Kat, it is. And you can call me Jake.” He glanced to Matt and the man next to her. “Of course, you already know Matt, and you’ve met Kole.”
Not looking in Matt’s direction was one of the hardest things she’d ever had to do. For years, she’d dreamed of seeing him again. Now that she had, Kat knew she could stare at him for hours and never get her fill.
“Matt is Bravo’s medic and Kole is their lead sniper.”
“There’s also a fifth member of the team,” Zade spoke from across the table. “But Nate’s on his honeymoon, so…”
A honeymoon. She’d never had one of those. Not that it would’ve been a real one, anyway.
Shaking those thoughts off, Kat looked to Jake for direction. It didn’t take long for him to give it.
Pulling out the chair at the head of the room, he sat down and rested his elbows on the table. With his fingers linked together, he said, “Dr.…. uh…Kat was sent to us by way of referral because she needs our protection.”
“From who?” Gabe asked.
“I don’t know.”
The next question came from Kole, and it was obvious he didn’t understand.That makes two of us.
“Wait. Just so I’m clear, you think you need protection, but you don’t know who you need protection from?”
“It’s…complicated.”
“So, uncomplicate it.” Matt’s deep voice sounded clipped.
She did look at him then, but the second their eyes met, she wished she hadn’t. Thankfully, Jake chimed back in.
“Why don’t you start by explaining what it is you do for a living,” Jake prompted her. “Then, we’ll go from there.”
“Okay.” Kat looked at him before glancing at the others. “I work for a company called Anderson Biomeds.”
“Anderson, huh?” Matt’s gaze was knowing.
Confirming his suspicions, she said, “Yes. It’s owned by Sloane Anderson, my former father-in-law.”
“What do they do?” Gabe asked her, ignoring Matt’s smug smirk.
“It’s a biologics company specializing in the development and distribution of various types of drugs.”
“And what is your role?” Kole turned his gaze to hers.
“I’m the lead biomedical engineer for our Specialization Department.”
Seeing the blank look on his face reminded Kat most people had absolutely no idea what that meant. She tried again.
“My department is in charge of developing formulas that can be used to help protect or strengthen the innerworkings of the human body at the molecular and cellular levels.”
