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Sweat rolled into his eyes and Luke automatically pulled off his white tank top and wiped his face, keeping the deadly weapon in hand He pushed the shirt into his pocket and went back to work, enjoying the only good thing that had come from his time in the service

Frank, his ood The POW hadn't been from Luke's platoon, but he had been another A people) and they had forer than with the other prisoners They had been hostages together, tortured together for their friendship, and when they'd gotten the chance, they had escaped together, taking nine other survivors along

It had gotten the everything that had happened during the escape An award couldn't bring back all those lives Regret rolled over Luke in waves and he stopped swinging, breathing harsh That world was decades gone, but it always seeray eyes drawn to Luke's bare back, Kendle was surprised by her reaction She hadn't expected the hard, sexydown his flat stomach to capture her attention so coain, tan, naked back flexing gracefully, and herand there was no way he could ht breeze blew deliciously over his sweaty skin The rab her, kiss her…claile step before stopping, pulling back He turned away instead, putting his shirt back on Would she have denied or welcomed him?

Kendle's face was red, but with his sweaty, sexy skin covered, her mind seemed to wake from the sexual daze she'd fallen into Her eyes went back to thethe weapon hadn't left his hand once Must be special to hiently pushed the handle into her grip

"You can do the rest"

She hesitated "I don't have a clue"

Luke threw her a challenge in response, very aware of the salty air and the thick green jungle around theht between the past and the present "I'll show you Unless you don't think you can?"

Kendle carefully took hold of the sharp weapon's worn handle; stepping over to the area that was almost a third cleared, and looked back at him expectantly