Rescuing Emily (Delta Force Heroes Book 2) by Susan Stoker Read Free Book Online Page A

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    F letch locked the door behind him and set the alarm. He checked the monitors and watched as the lights went off in the apartment across the yard. He sighed. He was having a hard time keeping away from Emily. She seemed to be everything he liked in a woman. Hardworking, compassionate, easy on the eyes…and she was a great mother. That much was obvious. He’d found himself daydreaming more and more about stripping off her clothes, how she might look up at him with passion in her eyes as he caressed her body.
    He’d had a doozy of a dream the other night where he’d stood over her and watched as she masturbated for him. It was hot as hell, and not something he thought he’d get off on. But he’d woken up with a hard-on so intense, he actually turned his head to see if somehow it wasn’t a dream. Unfortunately for him, he was alone in his bed, but Fletch immediately shut his eyes, bringing back the image his unconscious mind had dreamed up, and within minutes he’d brought himself to orgasm.
    Thoughts of Emily were actually turning into sort of an obsession, one that Fletch knew he needed to do something about. He’d never been the kind of man to sit around and wish for something. He went after what he wanted—and he wanted Emily.
    And then there was Annie. Fletch had never thought of himself as the fatherly type, but remembering the look of awe in the little girl’s eyes as she saw the military figures he’d brought her, he knew he wanted to see it again and again. He felt protective of her, and wanted to do everything in his power to make her happy.
    But he wasn’t a good bet when it came to a relationship. Not only was his job extremely dangerous, he’d never felt the need to claim a woman for himself for all time. He never wanted to be so consumed by someone that it affected his work…but he was afraid it might be too late. His new tenant had gotten under his skin.
    He wanted Emily and her daughter for himself, but he had to be smart, go slow. When Fletch got back from the upcoming mission, he’d make a move and see if Emily had thought about him at all. Even with all the pitfalls in his way, he wanted to make it work…somehow. He hadn’t wanted anything in a long time like he wanted Emily.

Chapter 4
    T he man waited at the end of the driveway impatiently, hidden. He knew the asshole soldier and his friends were currently on some mission and it was time to put part two of his plan into action.
    He smirked, pulling the black baseball cap down farther on his head as he waited for the woman to get home. It had been so easy to put part one of his plan together. One of the soldiers who he drank and gambled with was a clerk in the same building where the team often had meetings. In return for some debt being overlooked, the clerk had been eavesdropping on their casual conversations for several weeks.
    The group was amazingly boring and never openly discussed anything related to missions, but they talked all about their personal lives. The clerk had passed along all sorts of random information about the group, including who had profiles on which dating sites and their favorite bar to drink at.
    But most useful—that Fletch’s new tenant was poor as hell and only paying five hundred bucks a month in rent. Apparently Fletch was an easy mark who felt sorry for the stupid woman and her kid.
    The clerk had said the men laughed all the time about the things the woman’s daughter said and did. She was some sort of freak brainiac.
    The man took off his cap and wiped the sweat from his brow with the bottom of his tank top, then replaced the hat on his head.
    The woman’s a slut.
    The man nodded in agreement with the voice in his head. She was. All women were. Even his ex-girlfriend had only pretended to like him in order to use him.
    She’ll get hers though .
    He smirked. Yeah. She’d get hers. He was smart enough to always find something to hold over people’s heads. He never knew when it’d be useful.