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No She thought she did, but sinceHarris, she knew love now What she and Ada, like her and Harris had since the minute their eyes met

CHAPTER TWENTY

Tanner had the copter up in 2 minutes flat He’d already pri

Noah checked all the weapons His ame, but his heart wasn’t He knew the minute her fiancé appeared on the screen that it had all been a dammed fantasy Obviously, the ether

He would do his best to save the duuts to be a nonco lawyer for fuck’s sake—then take a trek like this, just to save your girl

His fists clenched around his AK His girl Not mine

“Du up,” Tanner announced over the headphones “Shots being fired”

Noah grabbed the rope ladder, tested the anchor of it on the metal of the wall and readied himself He could see theby a boulder as shots ricocheted off the stone

Tanner lined them up

Noah unrolled the rope and descended

Adaazed up in shock He had dark eyes and a handsome face Like some male model

Noah ignored his gut feeling of wanting to punch the guy in his good looking face as he descended Despite bullets hitting his arrabbed the startledhim, he ht and do this Training and strength had been just the first hurdle years aback in the SEALS It was second nature Yes, his aran that familiar burn, but he never stopped

“Hurry da the chopper!”

Noah grunted as he moved up faster

“Hang on!” Tanner spoke “Gotta swing for cover”

Noah did just that as the little bird turned around and moved back

“Ahhh!” Ada around like pendulums in the air

Noah rolled his eyes “Civilians,” he gruust

The chopper leveled out as Noah made it up and shoved Adam in

Theup at Noah in his body armor

“Ducks in a row, Harris!” Tanner yelled through the comm

Noah grabbed a rifle and clipped grenades to his belt next to the ammo already there

Adaear “What the fuck is happening?”

“A party dude My kind of party” Noah stepped to the open copter door

“5 O clock,” Tanner instructed through his helmet

Ai rapidly

“One, two, three… damn four,” Tanner cheered as men went down like dominoes in the snow

Now the rest hauled ass for cover along the trail

“Swing to my 80, Tanner!” Noah yelled

The copter swung around in a circle