Part 21 (2/2)

I don't notice the needle, but I sure as h.e.l.l feel the pinch as it slides into my arm. I just have enough time to think about yelling, but it comes out like a deadened cough before the syringe bounces to the floor and her hand slides over my mouth.

”Hush, baby girl,” she whispers as my eyelids flutter shut. ”The Master is waiting for you.”

TO BE CONTINUED.

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-also by ainsley booth-.

contemporary military romance.

writing as.

- ZOE YORK -.

THE SEALS UNDONE SERIES.

The SEALs Undone series started with the story you're about to read an excerpt from, Fall Out. I wrote this for the first SEALS OF SUMMER military romance superbundle in early 2014. It was my first foray into military romance, where I fell in love with Navy SEALs.

I named this series SEALs Undone because that's exactly what happens. Big, tough Navy SEALs are undone by the women they fall hard for. These stories are light on conflict, big on romance, and short enough to read in a single night.

I hope you enjoy!.

~ Zoe York (Ainsley Booth's contemporary romance alter-ego).

SEALS UNDONE.

Fall Out Drew & Annie.

Fall Hard Jared & Ca.s.sie.

Fall Away Trick & Gaby.

Fall Deep Miles & Piper (newsletter exclusive serial! Sign up today!).

Fall Fast Nathan & Emme (exclusively available in the LOL #3 Anthology).

- FALL OUT -..

Drew Castle is a Navy SEAL with a bad case of indifference. Until Annie Martin shows up on his doorstep, scared out of her mind, and all of a sudden, keeping her safe becomes the most important mission of his life.

And this time, he's on his own.

- AN EXCERPT -.

Drew grabbed Annie's hand and they took off for the taxi. He resisted the urge to just pick her up and sprint. Behind them, the door slammed shut, and he didn't hear it open again before they reached the car. He whipped open the door, surprising the driver mid-bite. ”Sorry to interrupt your breakfast, bub, but I'll make it worth your while. Go in any direction.”

The man hesitated, and Drew was tempted to pull out a gun, but knew a fifty would be more convincing-and less likely to get him arrested. Annie gasped beside him as he dug out his wallet, and a quick glance over his shoulder told him they had company. He flipped two bills over the front seat. ”Take us ten blocks away from here and pretend you dropped us somewhere else, okay?”

The car jerked forward, turned right, and headed east for a few blocks before turning suddenly into a parking garage. ”There's a stand of cabs up one level, in front of a hotel side entrance.”

Drew clapped the driver on the shoulder and muttered a quick thanks under his breath. They tumbled out and ran for the stairs, not stopping until they were secure in another backseat, this time heading to a small airstrip northeast of the city. Annie glanced at him nervously when he gave that direction to the driver, but Drew just eased back on the seat and pulled her close against him. She gasped almost inaudibly but didn't resist the tug. He laced one hand into her hair, ignoring how the slide of the dark brown strands against his fingers made his d.i.c.k take notice, and brushed his lips against her ear. He kept his voice low, a whisper just for her. ”This'll be easier if we act like we're on a spontaneous weekend getaway.”

She twisted in his arms, bringing her face in line with his. Her lower lip trembled almost imperceptibly, but steely conviction pulsed through her gaze. ”You're crazy.” Her tongue darted out of her mouth and left a glistening trail along the heart-shaped curve of her upper lip. He stared at that spot a beat longer than he should, and when he glanced back at her eyes, the heat there surprised him.

”We don't need to...” he muttered gruffly, but his protest trailed off as she wiggled closer.

”It's a good thing you're cute,” she whispered against his mouth as she pressed her lips against his. She held the simple kiss long enough to make it look good, and it took all of his restraint not to take over, to open up and make her breathless for a whole other reason. She hummed a happy little noise and slid her lips along his jaw, taking her turn at the secretive whisper. ”Because this would be a total ch.o.r.e otherwise.”

KEEP READING!.

The entire SEALs Undone series is available in Kindle Unlimited.

-acknowledgments-.

All the early Goodreads reviewers who encouraged their friends to request part one on NetGalley. Thank you for taking a chance on me. Thank you for loving Cole and Hailey as much as I do.

Jessica A., Linsday B, and all the other Zoe fans who were early Ainsley fans and had to wait extra long for part two... thank you for your patience. Part three won't be far behind.

The exploding Ainsley's Angels group on FB. Thank you for being so excited about all the Horus Group guys!

My editing team: Rhonda Helms, Sadie Haller (ha! I know you won't hang an editing s.h.i.+ngle, but look, I've snuck you in here anyway), Dana Waganer. You guys rock. All remaining errors are mine, either from futzing or stubbornness or both.

The Chatzy crew. Elle Rush, Amity La.s.siter, Kate Willoughby and others.

Other writer friends like Molly McLain, Gen Turner, Shari Slade...that list is endless!

All the LOL ladies who just got why I had to write this project and cheered me on so hard. Julia Kent, Daisy Prescott, Mimi Strong, Juliet Spenser, Harlow Nash, Deanna Roy, Melanie Marchande, Ca.s.sia Leo, Bria Quinlan, Brenna Aubrey.

YouTube, for delivering the awesomeness that Sylvia is to me - chapter twelve wouldn't have been the same without the songs ”If You Get The Notion” and ”Sweet Stuff”. Probably iTunes deserves a nod on that front, too. And since I'm talking music, Nine Inch Nails...thank you for ”Closer” and ”Something I Can Never Have”, Kings of Leon for ”Beautiful War”, and The Stone Foxes for ”King Bee”.

And my family, always.

~ Ainsley.

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