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“She knohat she’s doing, Breed,” Thor broke in as though she needed a protector She has a fucking protector, Lawe thought furiously “And she kno to find people withoutthem feel like prey If she didn’t, the team would be broke”

“Da like ayour loyalty and seeing to her best interests,” he snapped at the other man

Thor s for you that o crazy without you, Breed Otherwise, we’d discuss those words Violently I’ve always had her back, and I alill”

“It’s your place to protect her, not endanger her further by encouraging her to continue this search under the present circuain

Thor laughed as Diane frowned and crossed her arms over her breasts as she watched them

“Youheat?” Thor asked with an aers to win a fight she had to win in order to travel to Nicaragua with the team to oversee communications Brick still carries a scar on his wrist where she sliced it open to participate in a hostage rescue in California, and her uncle’s for on his ass at least weekly whenever heshe stay out of a mission She’s won all the battles she needs to win in my eyes She’s my commander I follow her orders and I watch her back as she watches mine You m

ating her won’t change that”

When Thor said she had won all the battles she needed to, Lawe kneas referring to the battles to secure his loyalty

There was no scent of a lie coain, like Diane, Thor had probably learned from the two Breeds who had been a part of the tea the most important

Diane had proven herself in battle to her men, there was no doubt of it, or they would have killed her the to take command She had proven she could protect her men and herself She had proven her ability to plot, plan and guide theh any number of situations where her ability to lead exceeded theirs She still had a traitor in her group, though A traitor who meant to harm her The question as that traitor Thor?

“Then I’ll tie her up and gag her before I throw her on a heli-jet,” Lawe snarled rashly as he ignored Diane’s snort of mockery

Hell, he was never rash He never, ever ainst Diane’s stubborn will Any other woman and he would have had a team of Enforcers abduct her and transport her to a secure location until the situation was resolved

But Diane wasn’t any other woman She was his mate Besides, she would probably shoot his kneecaps off at first opportunity for the insult

“And you’ll make her hate you as well as aze snapped with fury “Because you’ll have to kill me, Breed, to pull that one off And trust me, I’m her favorite”

Her favorite? Lawe’s eyes narrowed on theany other threat Thorsmile