Page 113 of SEAL's Resolve

“No.”

Narrowed eyes glared at Rafe. “I ran a background check on you.”

“I’d have been disappointed if you hadn’t.”

“You’re holding out on me.”

“I’m not required to give you a detailed history of all my training. I can’t discuss much from my background.”

“You used to be FBI.”

Rafe inclined his head in silent agreement.

“Why did you resign so soon after starting a career with them?”

“I don’t play well with other feds. No patience for bureaucracy.”

Andrews’ partner, Detective Willis, snorted. “I hear that,” he muttered.

“You were in the Navy,” Andrews continued.

“Ten years.”

“I couldn’t see anything in your record aside from the basics. You weren’t a regular sailor.”

Willis straightened. “A SEAL?”

Rafe didn’t reply.

“That’s enough confirmation for me.” Andrews folded his arms over his chest. “So, Torres, you’ve had more than Fortress Security’s basic training in explosives. Could you have disarmed the bomb in that office?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t have time to examine the device. EOD isn’t my specialty, but I can hold my own in a pinch.”

“More than that if my information about SEALs is correct. You have a reason to blow up that warehouse? Maybe to get back at Alan Stewart?”

“No to both questions. I don’t have a problem with Stewart.”

“That’s not what I hear.”

“I wouldn’t put Kristi’s life in danger or wantonly destroy property.”

“We attempted to contact Stewart to inform him of the destruction of his warehouse without success. Where is he, Torres?”

“I don’t know. Kristi is my priority, not her father.” Not entirely true, but close enough.

“Why did he want to meet his daughter late at night in that particular location?”

“I don’t know. He said he needed to tell her something in person.”

“Why did you go to the warehouse with Ms. Stewart?”

“Would you let your wife or girlfriend go to an industrial complex at night by herself?”

Andrews’ cheeks flushed red. “This isn’t about me. It’s about your motivation for being at that warehouse tonight.”

“Protecting Kristi.”

“How long have you been together?”

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