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Jessica prepared so Evie first and then the men at the kitchen island

Hazel sat at the table with Jessica

Callury so he knifed off one bite and set down his utensils

“So, a bodyguard, huh?” Owen asked, picking at his food

“Yes”

“What’s your story? How’d you get into that profession?”

“I was a Navy SEAL before that and the opportunity presented itself when I left”

“SEAL Not ,” Jessica said, sounding impressed

“No” No point in denying it SEAL training was beyond extreme

“What made you decide to be a SEAL?” This question came from Hazel

He hadn’t thought about that in a really long ti up he hadn’t always aspired to be a SEAL “I was an aggressive kid Always getting into fights Staying out late and ge

tting in trouble I was never arrested, just kind ofwild My last year in high school I wondered what I wanted to do with ested the gression, maybe I would have ended up in jail When I was a kid, I would play with toy soldiers The army didn’t appeal to me but the navy did The SEALs always fascinatednature So I tried out and made the team”

“You ild?” Hazel asked “You’re so levelheaded now So calm”

“I thank the discipline of training for that It changed h When he left, he was ready for so a SEAL had served its purpose He had learned how to channel his aggression, put it to good use Being a bodyguard continued to do that for hi in life Not many people did He would have been a lost soul if he had chosen to work an office job

“You said you were staying soether?” Owen asked