Free A SEAL's Seduction (Alpha SEALs Book 4) by Makenna Jameison

Lexi?”
    “Kenley.”
    “Is everything okay?” Mike asked, sounding concerned.
    “Well, yes and no.  Lexi’s freaking out because she saw a man that looked like her kidnapper.  Obviously it’s not him, but I don’t know what to do.  We’re in a store, and she doesn’t want to go back outside.  I think maybe she’s having a panic attack or something.  Is Christopher there?”
    “No, they’re dropping off stuff in storage.  Where are you?”
    Kenley gave him the name and location of the shop.  It wasn’t too far down the street from Anchors, the bar the guys on the SEAL team liked to frequent.  Christopher should be able to find them easily once they got hold of him.  She glanced back at Lexi, who was suddenly looking wan.
    “Lexi looks really pale.  Maybe I should take her to the doctor or something.  Or the emergency room.”
    “Have she eaten anything?”
    “No, we were just on our way to lunch.”
    “She might be in shock.  Get her some juice or something if you can to raise her blood sugar.  I’ll be there in ten minutes.”
    “Juice, got it.”  She scanned the store, wondering if they even sold anything like that here.
    “Kenley, hang tight.  I’ll be right there.”
    “But what about Christopher—”
    “I’ll be there in ten.”
    Kenley sighed as the call disconnected.  The last person she wanted to see was Mike, but what was she supposed to do?  Lexi was freaking out.  She didn’t want to drag her back outside in the midst of a full-blown panic attack.  And she had to admit, she knew Lexi would feel better if one of the guys was there to offer protection.  Although Kenley knew there was no threat, if it would ease her friend’s mind to have Christopher or one of his SEAL buddies there, they might as well wait for Mike.
    “I feel sort of dizzy,” Lexi said weakly.
    Kenley looked around the store again and saw a refrigerated beverages section near the back.  Grabbing an apple juice, she made her way to the front and paid for it, instructing Lexi to take a few sips.
    “Is everything okay?” the young cashier asked.
    “Yeah, she just saw someone outside that freaked her out.”
    “Her ex?” the cashier asked, snapping her gum.  “Because my ex is a jackass.  Want me to call the cops?”
    “No, we’re fine,” Kenley said, scanning the street.  A moment later Mike came rushing in, looking muscular and mouth-watering in cargo khaki pants and a football jersey.  His large frame filled the entire doorway, and the cashier gasped in shock at his larger than life presence.  He looked ready to take on the world and fight off anything that would harm them.
    “Is that him?  I can call the police.”
    “No, he’s fine.  That’s our friend,” Kenley said as Mike approached.  Friend?  Well he wouldn’t hurt them in any case, which is what the cashier seemed concerned about.  And it’s not like he was a random stranger off the street.
    Mike raised his eyebrows without comment and immediately grabbed Lexi’s wrist, taking her pulse.  Kenley knew that all of the guys on the SEAL team had some medical training, out of necessity, but she imagined that was more for life or death situations in battle, not women going into shock.  She imagined him stopping profuse bleeding and applying tourniquets to injured men, maybe even slinging some guy over his shoulder and running to a waiting helicopter.  But rushing into stores and assisting distraught women?  Not exactly.
    Mike eyed his watch as he waited and seemed to be timing her pulse.  Nodding with satisfaction when he was finished, he ducked lower to look into Lexi’s eyes.  “Lexi, are you okay, sweetheart?” he asked.
    An unexpected surge of jealousy washed over Kenley at Mike’s term of endearment.  He was just being nice to her; obviously they all knew she was with Christopher.  So what was with her instant resentment?  He was here to help her best friend.  Kenley suddenly had an odd longing to know