Read Online Special Forces: Operation Alpha: Protecting New York (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Lainey Reese - Free Book Online
Authors: Lainey Reese
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ensure he had everyone’s attention. “Just to get all the formalities out of the way before we get there.” He sat with an elbow braced on one knee and pointed out each one in turn as he spoke. “Terryn’s safe word is pickles”—cue surprised chuckles—“hey, you think that’s bad. Hers is spinach,” he told them, pointing at Riley.
“We don’t really stand on protocol,” Faulkner said without rancor or inflection. “Up until now, we haven’t come across a situation that called for it.”
The SEAL cut his eyes to his own dark-haired beauty, and the connection between them was not lost on Cade.
“But for tonight, in a public club and testing our boundaries, I think it’s a good idea. You wanna pick one out, Shy?”
“Batman,” she said eagerly with a little bounce.
“What? Why?” he asked on a chuckle that the whole group shared.
“Because I think it would be totally awesome to be in a club and hear somebody scream out ‘Holy shit, Batman !’ even if it has to be me.”
The laughter that erupted was long and loud. Cade had tears streaming from his eyes; Trevor was clutching his gut and practically in the fetal position in his seat while Riley was laughing so hard she looked as though she couldn’t breathe.
As Cade wiped the moisture from his eyes, he saw Brice holding Terryn since she’d collapsed into his lap while they roared. And best of all? Cheyenne’s stoic Dom was trying to keep his cool, but his shoulders were shaking like he was having a seizure and his face was purple from holding back.
“All right then,” Dude said, but he had to stop for a moment to clear his throat, having not quite gotten a handle on his mirth yet. “All right. Batman it is.” He snaked a hand around the back of her neck and brought her in for a quick hard kiss. “God, you’re adorable.” Then he licked his lips, before diving back in for another taste. “Is that what I think it is Shy?”
She nodded, breathless, keeping her face close to his in that purely feminine way women had where their foreheads and noses touched and her sweet breath was all he could taste.
Yeah, Cade thought again, the love between them was unmistakable.
“Cherry coke,” she whispered.
“My favorite,” he whispered back, and cupped her jaw.
“I know.” She turned to kiss his palm before resting her cheek there briefly.
The car came to a stop but nobody made a move to go.
“For starters,” Faulkner said, “you and me, we’re just going to find us a table where we can get a good view of the play area. After taking everything in for a while, we’ll see which activity you most want to try. And if you are ready or not for a public scene. How’s that sound?”
“Great, to be honest.” She smiled on a huge exhale that indicated to Cade she’d been more nervous than she’d let on.
He was about to speak up, caution her about the importance of using her safe word even if she was just nervous or unsure of what was coming, so her Dom could be aware. But he needn’t have bothered. Her Dom was on it before he could even open his mouth.
“Shy, you gotta let me in on what’s going on in your head. I can’t read your mind, and this is new territory for the both of us. We’re a team. A unit. I depend on you to hold up your end of this bargain. Don’t let me take you down a path you’re not ready for.”
“Okay,” she said. “I promise. I’ll be calling for Batman so much he might just show up.”
He smiled at her attempt to tease him, then looked at the rest of them. “I think that about covers it. We’re ready to go if you all are.”
Inside, the club was an elegant lobby filled with over-stuffed furniture and heavy velvet drapes done in warm earth tones. A hostess greeted the group and asked them to sign in. Cade and Trevor had already gotten their temporary memberships in order, along with Riley’s. Brice and Terryn had taken care of theirs, and had secured a visitor pass for Faulkner and Shy.
“We don’t really stand on protocol,” Faulkner said without rancor or inflection. “Up until now, we haven’t come across a situation that called for it.”
The SEAL cut his eyes to his own dark-haired beauty, and the connection between them was not lost on Cade.
“But for tonight, in a public club and testing our boundaries, I think it’s a good idea. You wanna pick one out, Shy?”
“Batman,” she said eagerly with a little bounce.
“What? Why?” he asked on a chuckle that the whole group shared.
“Because I think it would be totally awesome to be in a club and hear somebody scream out ‘Holy shit, Batman !’ even if it has to be me.”
The laughter that erupted was long and loud. Cade had tears streaming from his eyes; Trevor was clutching his gut and practically in the fetal position in his seat while Riley was laughing so hard she looked as though she couldn’t breathe.
As Cade wiped the moisture from his eyes, he saw Brice holding Terryn since she’d collapsed into his lap while they roared. And best of all? Cheyenne’s stoic Dom was trying to keep his cool, but his shoulders were shaking like he was having a seizure and his face was purple from holding back.
“All right then,” Dude said, but he had to stop for a moment to clear his throat, having not quite gotten a handle on his mirth yet. “All right. Batman it is.” He snaked a hand around the back of her neck and brought her in for a quick hard kiss. “God, you’re adorable.” Then he licked his lips, before diving back in for another taste. “Is that what I think it is Shy?”
She nodded, breathless, keeping her face close to his in that purely feminine way women had where their foreheads and noses touched and her sweet breath was all he could taste.
Yeah, Cade thought again, the love between them was unmistakable.
“Cherry coke,” she whispered.
“My favorite,” he whispered back, and cupped her jaw.
“I know.” She turned to kiss his palm before resting her cheek there briefly.
The car came to a stop but nobody made a move to go.
“For starters,” Faulkner said, “you and me, we’re just going to find us a table where we can get a good view of the play area. After taking everything in for a while, we’ll see which activity you most want to try. And if you are ready or not for a public scene. How’s that sound?”
“Great, to be honest.” She smiled on a huge exhale that indicated to Cade she’d been more nervous than she’d let on.
He was about to speak up, caution her about the importance of using her safe word even if she was just nervous or unsure of what was coming, so her Dom could be aware. But he needn’t have bothered. Her Dom was on it before he could even open his mouth.
“Shy, you gotta let me in on what’s going on in your head. I can’t read your mind, and this is new territory for the both of us. We’re a team. A unit. I depend on you to hold up your end of this bargain. Don’t let me take you down a path you’re not ready for.”
“Okay,” she said. “I promise. I’ll be calling for Batman so much he might just show up.”
He smiled at her attempt to tease him, then looked at the rest of them. “I think that about covers it. We’re ready to go if you all are.”
Inside, the club was an elegant lobby filled with over-stuffed furniture and heavy velvet drapes done in warm earth tones. A hostess greeted the group and asked them to sign in. Cade and Trevor had already gotten their temporary memberships in order, along with Riley’s. Brice and Terryn had taken care of theirs, and had secured a visitor pass for Faulkner and Shy.
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