Falling for my boyfriend’s Navy brother novel - Chapter 166

brother Chapter 166 : Asher She asks the importible , hold her tahter Not because I'm relieved , or because I want is answer rurything . But became 1 k « shar's coming seat . And if the arks - really asks - fo to her . Lent . Not if she's going to be mine . Not if I want this to bet She's pressed to my chest , quiet , warm , steading . Then Berheath bitches , host a small , broken inhale . And the whispers" ild me..only fout people made it out .

" I mod , my thin brushing the top of her head " Me , Rooster . A guy named Night . And Smoke , " She shifts in my arms , just slighth , and I wonder if she's picturing it - four men out of thetern . The silence in the room . I don't fill it . It wait . Eventually , she asks , voice barely audible , " Which one made it out without injuries ? " I almost smile . Not at the question . At the fact that she's sharp , Smart . She listens . She connects thing " Smoke , " I say .

" He was one of our snipers . So was Night . They were posted far - south ridge , behind tree cover , Standard overwatch for this kind of op . They hit from fat , move when you blink , disappear when you breathe . Hence their nicknamEL " Irun a hand down her back . She's shivering a little . " That's how they made it out . They weren't in the blast radius . Night was an idiot and ran back in when he saw what was happening . Got three fingers torn off and part of his ear .

But without him , Rooster and I would've bed out before medevac got there . " She's quiet . Then , gently : " Are you … resentful ? That Smoke didn't get hurt ? " 1 take a long breath . One 1 didn't even know I was holding " No , " I sp . " I thought I would be . When I first woke up when I found out how bad the rest o I look down at her , the way her hands clutch the edge of my shirt . The way she looks at me like I'm not broken glasa . " Hat we all knew the risks , " I continue .

" Snipers are vulnerable , Penny . They're alone . They're silent . If someone flanks them , they're done . It's not about who's the most danger . It's about trusting each other to held the line . That time … Smoke did what he was supposed to do . And it saved lives . " " But he's not okay . He's got it worse than any of us " shifts again , glancing up at me . " He stopped talking to Night , to Rooster , to me . Last time I saw him , he couldn't get a full sentence out without throwing up .