Heal the healer, p.14
Heal the Healer,
p.14
She was glad she’d opted to wear one of the few skirts her grandmother had packed into her duffel. All they had to do was lift it upward and pull down her panties. Then, he just had to lower that zipper and free himself and… Oh, yeah. That’s what she wanted. Hard. Fast. Maybe not as messy as she’d feared, but delightfully wicked, all the same.
The files didn’t fall off the desk, but it was a near thing as their pace increased and the delicious tension built further. She bit back her cries of pleasure even as he groaned his completion into the side of her neck, nuzzling her ear. She felt like she would float off the desk if he let go, but their bodies were bonded as closely as their hearts. There was no danger of letting go. At least, that’s how it felt.
If Lynn had been more magical, she might believe that their souls had just joined, never to be parted. She’d felt…something. She wasn’t sure exactly what it had been, but it had felt like… Forever.
Later, he sat in her office chair and cuddled her on his lap.
“So, where do we go from here?” Lynn asked quietly.
“Well, I suspect you have a job with the unit for as long as you want it, but personally, I think we should get married,” he said, flooring her with the offhand statement.
She drew back and looked into his eyes, seeing the teasing light in them. “If that’s a proposal, it’s very half-assed,” she told him, teasing back.
“Well, I already went down on one knee. What more can I do?” he quipped.
“Just ask and let me answer. That’s a bit more romantic and something I can tell our grandchildren about someday.” She turned her head back to nuzzle his neck.
“You’re going to tell our fictional grandkids that we had wild office sex, and then, I popped the question?”
She pushed at his shoulder and shook her head. They were both laughing at the image he’d painted with his words.
“I’ll leave the wild office sex part out, but I definitely want a G-rated proposal I can talk about. So, get to it, mister.”
“Okay.” Rick cleared his throat then took her hand in his. “Dearest Dr. Tucker, my sweet Lynn, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?”
“Yes.” She kissed him sweetly. “Now, that wasn’t half-assed at all, Dr. Lovelace.”
EPILOGUE
“We got a little more intel about that group of shark mercenaries,” Liam told his father during the daily briefing between the Alpha and his lieutenant. “They’re hammerheads. A new pod that formed recently. Most of them were loners from Europe and various South American countries, and they’re all ex-military from their countries of origin. They met in the open ocean and decided to pod up because they’d heard rumors of that group of bachelor bears forming their own community and being successful in finding mates. But they needed money to settle someplace, and they started hiring out as mercs to earn it.”
“Those Grizzly Cove bears have caused a lot of upheaval with their little town,” Lester said, shaking his head. “Now, they’ve even got sharks emulating them.”
“Thing is, the interrogation team is not convinced the sharks are truly evil. It may well be that they just wanted to earn some money to start their community. If so, they chose shitty employers, but that might be the extent of it,” Liam reported. “Sam wants to keep them working for him while keeping a very close eye on their actions and loyalties. He thinks he can steer them in the right direction, if necessary, and deprive our enemies a team of skilled operatives at the same time.”
Lester seemed to think about it then nodded once. “It’s a wise move, if he can make it work.”
“If anybody can, Sam can,” Liam replied, to which his father nodded agreement.
“On another matter,” Lester said, “I want you to liaise with that FBI lynx, Lina. We need to know if the Bureau knows more than we do about Abdul Kettering. See if she’s got any contacts at the Agency, too. The admiral is working his connections, but you never know if there might be more cooperation at a lower level.”
“Will do,” Liam answered at once. Lester recalled that Liam hadn’t crossed paths with the lovely Lina during her one and only visit to the island. He wondered what his son would make of the sharpshooting FBI shifter.
“And get in touch with the Lords, the Alpha in Grizzly Cove, and Major Moore of the Wraiths. I want to set up a conference call with them and Hal. It’s time they all met each other,” Lester thought aloud.
“What about Sam?” Liam asked.
“For now, we’ll handle the Kinkaid link. I want this to be ex-military and current leadership. The Green Berets might be an ace in the hole for our side in the coming battles. I don’t want to spread their legend too far or too wide, just yet,” Lester explained.
Letting his son in on his reasoning process was vital to teaching Liam how to be Alpha when his time came. Lester was so proud of Liam. Not every Alpha had a son who was dominant enough to succeed him, but with Liam, Lester had that, and more. Liam was among the strongest of his generation, if not the top of the hierarchy. That meant something among shifters, and it meant a great deal to his sire.
Liam might not see it yet, but he was going to be—and already was, in a small way—a great leader for his people. Lester just hoped he’d be around to see it. The coming trouble was very dark, indeed. Lester had been helping Admiral Morrow prepare the shifter troops that would be needed if all hell broke loose. He’d been in on the planning and the preparation. Now, he just hoped they had enough firepower on their side when push came to shove and the Destroyer returned full force.
There were dark days ahead, but for now, Lester could enjoy the company of his son and his extended Clan, which now included an unlikely group of Green Beret superheroes and their ladies. Lester almost shook his head. He’d never imagined the kind of group he now commanded, but he was glad for each and every one of them. The more they worked together and the more he learned about their abilities and contacts, the more he felt they just might prevail when the bad stuff started happening in earnest.
Thanks be to the Mother of All.
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