Free SEALs of Honor: Cooper by Dale Mayer Page B

finger.
    He pulled his hand away, swearing.
    She grinned up at him unrepentantly. “That’s what you get for trying to shut me up.”
    “Like anything would do that,” he scoffed.
    She laughed then leaned forward, and the look in her eyes had him thinking about that whole plan to get her naked again. And there was nothing he could do to control his train wreck of thoughts. And then she made it ten times worse.
    “There’s one thing that would work,” she whispered.
    He narrowed his gaze, knowing he was in quicksand and unable to ask for a handout.
    “What?” Barely able to breathe, even less able to believe she was being as teasingly playful as she was, he hoped for one answer. The one he wanted so desperately to hear…
    “A kiss.”
    Bingo.

Chapter 11

    S asha curled up in the far corner of the SUV and closed her eyes. She didn’t understand the lighthearted exchange of the last few moments, but she understood one thing – it wasn’t normal behavior for her.
    So she was either more disturbed by this last attack than she thought, or she’d finally gotten over the breakup of her marriage.
    Because there was no way to call that exchange anything other than flirting.
    Something she couldn’t ever remember having done before. But it was fun. Outrageous – then so were her circumstances. She’d come to Turkey to get away from all the drama and heavy emotions, and instead she ended up in danger in a world of violence. That’s not what she wanted either.
    So what did she want?
    She stole a look at Cooper’s thunderous face and smirked. He’d be a great place to start.
    But not here or now. Home first. And didn’t that have a delicious sound to it. She closed her eyes and let herself daydream.
    The miles passing had a hypnotic motion, and it wasn’t long before Sasha closed her eyes and leaned her head back. This would be over soon. Surely?
    A full stomach, warm and safe with the nightmare several hours behind her she’d relaxed enough to be comfortable and sleepy again.
    “How much longer?” She twisted to look at Cooper.
    “Not much. Maybe twenty minutes.”
    She nodded and leaned her head back and closed her eyes. “Maybe I’ll nap then.”
    The vehicle slowed.
    “Cooper.” Swede’s sharp voice had everyone leaning forward. Markus had his weapon out.
    Sasha slid down on the seat, her hand to her throat. Dear God, now what ?
    The vehicle slowed to a stop. Evan was studying the traffic behind them.
    “Everyone down,” Cooper snapped. He had the door open and his gun out. Markus was at his side.
    Theresa reached over and grasped Sasha’s hand. “Now what?”
    Sasha winced. “I have no idea.”
    “I don’t want to leave the vehicle…” Theresa took a deep breath. “And I really don’t want to venture out there.” In the horizon red hues promised a storm in the making. But the sun was up, just sending off a weird light. In front of the SUV’s she could see several damaged vehicles on the side of the road.
    “It’s an accident,” she cried. “Oh no. Is anyone hurt?”
    She glanced to the other SUV parked on the road. “David is there already.”
    That was good enough for her. Sasha bolted out of the vehicle, realized Markus had been standing behind the vehicle watching over them.
    “Don’t leave here, ladies,” Markus warned. “There are a lot of people over there.”
    “But they might need our help too,” Sasha said, studying the accident. “This isn’t likely to be a trap, is it?” she murmured in a low voice as they approached the accident scene. In the distance sirens ripped through the air. So there was help coming.
    “Not likely but we’ve seen all kinds of decoys.”
    “Maybe,” she said doubtfully. “I doubt at this point. We’ve already been rescued. And none of us are so important that they’d continue to come after us.”
    She felt his sharp look but didn’t have a clue what was behind it. He was a nice man. Quiet, dark. Easy to tease. She hadn’t had time