Serving the Soldier - Part 4 (An Alpha Military Romance) by Helen Grey Read Free Book Online

island. I listened for anything unusual but the breeze only carried the sound of the seagulls and tide coming in and out.
    With a sigh, I made my way around the garage toward the front door. I opened the little plastic box by the door and keyed off the alarm code. The spare key that Jax had given he was on my key ring, and I slid it into the door, unlocked it, and pushed it open. Quickly stepping inside, I closed the door before reaching for the alarm keypad. I looked at it and realized it was still armed. I frowned. It wasn’t supposed to do that, was it? I waited several moments, hoping the alarm would not go off. If it did I would have to call the alarm company and give them the password to turn it off. How embarrassing that would be, especially since Jax hadn’t given me the password to do so.
    I held my breath… waiting.
    At any rate, no alarms went off. I sighed in relief. I was getting pretty good at getting in and out of the exterior doors quickly enough not to set off the alarms, but if someone knew the key code, couldn't they do so just as easily?
    I shook my head. No one knew the key code but Jax and myself. Once I left, he would change the code. I turned around and leaned against the door, my gaze traveling through the foyer, up the staircase, and back down to the living room to the left. I frowned. Every time I looked in there now, I recalled the image of Jax lying on his stomach on the couch, Stephanie ogling his incision. The memory continued to piss me off. My mood was growing darker as it was and I didn't need any reminders of that bitch.
    I moved down the hall toward the kitchen and placed my car keys in the bowl on the counter. The keys for the gray sedan were still gone so I knew he wasn't home. I had the place all to myself. While normally, I probably would've relished the peace and quiet and downtime, I only felt a great sense of loneliness and isolation. For at least the millionth time, I sighed.
    Oh God, what have I done ?
    I made my way up to my room, deliberately turning my gaze away from Jax’s office as I did so. My curiosity was insatiable, but there was no way I could assuage it without letting him know that, once again, I’d been snooping.
    The medals.
    The disciplinary leave.
    The charge of consorting with the enemy.
    What did it all mean? The dull ache that had formed behind my eyes was now turning into a full-blown headache. I stepped into the bathroom, staring at myself in the mirror over the sink. I saw a frowning and obviously confused woman staring back at me.
    "What the hell have you done to yourself, Angie Meadows?" I asked my reflection. "You let him get under your skin, didn't you? You let that gorgeous, hard body get to you, didn't you? And then, to top it off, you were foolish enough to go and fall for him, didn't you?"
    My reflection to stared back at me, looking lost and forlorn. If I hadn't been so upset at myself for allowing any of this to happen, I might even feel sorry for that girl staring back at me.
    I shook my head. No, I didn't deserve pity. I hadn't been led astray. I had gone astray of my own free will and now I had to deal with the repercussions. Unfortunately, I hadn’t realized that those repercussions would have a very detrimental and hurtful effect on the state of my heart.
    I tried laying down on the bed for a while, but my mind was so active I decided that wasn't going to work. I got up, left my room, and slowly paced the hallway, contemplating my options. When I got tired of the upstairs hallway and it grew increasingly difficult to stay out of Jax’s office, I meandered downstairs and then through the rest of the house.
    I avoided the cabinets in the den the same way I avoided Jax’s office. I had done enough snooping to last me a lifetime, and my snooping had gotten me nowhere. All these questions and my curiosity was driving me crazy, but I had to keep reminding myself that it was none of my business.
    What could I do?
    What should I do?
    I sat down