Sacrifice Love: Saints Protection & Investigations by Maryann Jordan
Authors: Maryann Jordan
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mind, as well as scoping out the perimeter. The two came upon Bart and Cam as they rounded the bend heading back to the house.
“Weather’s great for this,” Cam remarked, enjoying the spring sunshine. “Although the humidity sucks.”
“You wimp,” Bart joked. “Hell, me and Jude would have considered this to be a walk in the park when we were SEALs.”
Jude laughed his agreement, his blond curls plastered to his head with sweat.
“Well, fucking sorry I wasn’t in your Navy,” Cam said jokingly. “But growing up in El Paso, hell, the heat there makes this seem like heaven.”
The banter continued as they made their way around the house and toward the deck, seeing the others already there. Water bottles sitting in an ice chest pulled their attention. Guzzling the refreshing liquid, the group cooled off in the shade as they reported their perimeter checks to Jack. Chad leaned over the railing and poured some of the water over his head to cool off, before giving his head a shake. A few of the others followed suit, dousing themselves to combat the heat of the day.
“You’ve got a tree down on the east perimeter, about five klicks due east,” Blaise reported.
“Camera in the west corner needs to be checked. Some kind of ivy shit is growing on the tree. Not interfering yet, but by summer, it’ll be a problem,” Marc added.
Jack made notes on his tablet. “Got it. I’ll grab the chainsaw and we’ll work on it after the briefing.” He looked around the group. “When I first bought this place, I wanted to set up a state-of-the-art security system around it. Figured to some it was overkill, but I knew that, one day, it would be needed. Up till now, the biggest threat was some hiker getting lost and strolling around where I didn’t want them.”
“Like Bethany?” Blaise asked, his eyebrow raised and a smirk on his face.
The others laughed, having been witness to Jack’s first meeting with his now wife. “Yeah, no more wanderers.” Jack looked into the distance, taking in the various greens covering the mountains. The flashes of color from redbud and dogwood trees broke through the almost solid greens. Sucking in a deep breath of fresh air, he said, “Change is coming, men. I understood it then. I feel it now.”
The others, quietly listening to their laconic leader, knew what he was saying. They felt it too.
“The world has changed. Gone are the days when we knew our enemies. Gone are the days when those of us in the military fought overseas against the ones who would threaten our country. Now the enemy has slipped into our borders and creeps toward our very foundations.”
“Something new come in?” Monty asked.
“We’ve got the official go-ahead to pursue whatever threats we uncover. I anticipate within a week or so, some of you will be flying to different cities to bring back the proof of what some of the new recruits are working on. Not going over that today, but just know it’s coming.” Slapping his hands on his knees, he stood and said, “Tomorrow night, we’ll be at Stella’s, celebrating Bart’s upcoming wedding. Now…we cut up a fallen tree.”
With hell yeahs ringing through the air, the men headed off to work on the grounds. Soon the sight of shirtless, muscular, sweating men filled the view. Bethany looked out the window, nearest to her computer, where she continued to work on the marketing of her wedding venue next door. Smiling at the sight of her husband, Jack, and the other Saints had her thinking she must have the best job in the world.
*
Dani used her security code to drive into the All-Safe Storage facility. As she walked past the office to make her way to her unit, the manager called out.
“Miss? Miss?”
Turning around, she saw the young, scraggly young man hustle over to her. “We’ve got a memo that I’ve been working on but don’t have it out yet.”
She waited patiently while he jogged over to the desk. Picking up a piece of paper, he walked back
“Weather’s great for this,” Cam remarked, enjoying the spring sunshine. “Although the humidity sucks.”
“You wimp,” Bart joked. “Hell, me and Jude would have considered this to be a walk in the park when we were SEALs.”
Jude laughed his agreement, his blond curls plastered to his head with sweat.
“Well, fucking sorry I wasn’t in your Navy,” Cam said jokingly. “But growing up in El Paso, hell, the heat there makes this seem like heaven.”
The banter continued as they made their way around the house and toward the deck, seeing the others already there. Water bottles sitting in an ice chest pulled their attention. Guzzling the refreshing liquid, the group cooled off in the shade as they reported their perimeter checks to Jack. Chad leaned over the railing and poured some of the water over his head to cool off, before giving his head a shake. A few of the others followed suit, dousing themselves to combat the heat of the day.
“You’ve got a tree down on the east perimeter, about five klicks due east,” Blaise reported.
“Camera in the west corner needs to be checked. Some kind of ivy shit is growing on the tree. Not interfering yet, but by summer, it’ll be a problem,” Marc added.
Jack made notes on his tablet. “Got it. I’ll grab the chainsaw and we’ll work on it after the briefing.” He looked around the group. “When I first bought this place, I wanted to set up a state-of-the-art security system around it. Figured to some it was overkill, but I knew that, one day, it would be needed. Up till now, the biggest threat was some hiker getting lost and strolling around where I didn’t want them.”
“Like Bethany?” Blaise asked, his eyebrow raised and a smirk on his face.
The others laughed, having been witness to Jack’s first meeting with his now wife. “Yeah, no more wanderers.” Jack looked into the distance, taking in the various greens covering the mountains. The flashes of color from redbud and dogwood trees broke through the almost solid greens. Sucking in a deep breath of fresh air, he said, “Change is coming, men. I understood it then. I feel it now.”
The others, quietly listening to their laconic leader, knew what he was saying. They felt it too.
“The world has changed. Gone are the days when we knew our enemies. Gone are the days when those of us in the military fought overseas against the ones who would threaten our country. Now the enemy has slipped into our borders and creeps toward our very foundations.”
“Something new come in?” Monty asked.
“We’ve got the official go-ahead to pursue whatever threats we uncover. I anticipate within a week or so, some of you will be flying to different cities to bring back the proof of what some of the new recruits are working on. Not going over that today, but just know it’s coming.” Slapping his hands on his knees, he stood and said, “Tomorrow night, we’ll be at Stella’s, celebrating Bart’s upcoming wedding. Now…we cut up a fallen tree.”
With hell yeahs ringing through the air, the men headed off to work on the grounds. Soon the sight of shirtless, muscular, sweating men filled the view. Bethany looked out the window, nearest to her computer, where she continued to work on the marketing of her wedding venue next door. Smiling at the sight of her husband, Jack, and the other Saints had her thinking she must have the best job in the world.
*
Dani used her security code to drive into the All-Safe Storage facility. As she walked past the office to make her way to her unit, the manager called out.
“Miss? Miss?”
Turning around, she saw the young, scraggly young man hustle over to her. “We’ve got a memo that I’ve been working on but don’t have it out yet.”
She waited patiently while he jogged over to the desk. Picking up a piece of paper, he walked back
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