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THERE WAS NOTHING like a little bare skin to turn twenty adult , hard pole and a pair of glittery high heels, and they were a sad bunch of throbbing glands

“Take it off, baby Shohat you got”

As if she’d been waiting for those lovely and enticing instructions, the stripper offered a sharp smile and, quick as a whip, yanked her dress in half and threw it across the room

Dominic Castillo listened to his brothers and cousins whoop and holler, half of the lottery tickets and the stripper their prize Once he’d have been right there with theestions and wave et her attention Nope, all Do smile to beat out all of his relatives for the sexy woman’s attention

But tonight his dollars were safe in his pocket and here he was, on the quiet side of the bar, sucking down a soda and wondering what the hell had happened to his life

A year—daolden He’d been a kick-ass SEAL rocking his way up the ranks, carrying out death-defyingevery second of it Woreat family and a brotherhood of SEALs who had his back and kept life fun

Hell, he used to wake upole S on his chest

Used to

Now?

He carefully shifted his head frolad his brain stayed put

He’d gone on dozens of missions in his five years as a SEAL His solid muscles and the scars were a tribute to his dedication to his career He’d been hurt plenty of tied bullets, pulled shrapnel out of his boot and, on one h the sky when the team’s plane took on heavy fire

Noas sitting on his butt while his teammates carried out afor All because of an equip from a helicopter When the cable snapped, he’d only dropped ten feet, but the i a severe concussion

And feeling like a loser

He blaest pain in the ass to ever earn the SEAL trident

“I didn’t think you were going to be able tothe shoith a bored look

“Miss ue” Do brother’s sake And, of course, to keep Lucas off his back If his brother knew he’d been released fro like crazy