Page 29 of Billionaire Unreachable: Wyatt

Or on the floor.

Or anyplace in the goddamn room.

I wished that I’d gone for a long run outdoors before it had gotten ungodly hot, but I hadn’t wanted to leave her alone in the house earlier.

So here I was, late on a Saturday afternoon, trying to keep my head on straight while I fantasized like a complete idiot about all the things I could do with a womanthat damn flexible.

Okay, not justanywoman.

Just. Her.

I wasn’t going to try to convince myself that I hadn’t been attracted to her before, but things had gotten increasingly difficult since she’d thrown herself into my arms last night.

I’d actuallyfeltthose lush, generous curves against me.

I’d also inhaled the enticing, faint scent of strawberries and vanilla in her hair.

That had been all it took to make my dick snap to attention, and I’d gotten very little reprieve from my condition since the moment I’d touched her.

Yeah, it was supposed to be a comforting embrace only, but I was a goddamn guy who wasn’t related to her, and it had nearly killed me.

“I’m sorry. Was that an intrusive question?” she asked hesitantly.

I quickly pulled myself out of my lust-filled thoughts. “No,” I denied, feeling guilty that I’d been too busy watching her to answer her question.

She’d asked me what I’d done in the military.

Generally, I’d give some vague or blatantly untrue answer to someone I didn’t know well.

I’d admit to being in the Army if someone asked. It was the easiest and most general explanation.

I might, in special circumstances, admit that I was in special forces if someone actually needed to know.

However, being a Delta Force operator wasn’t something I talked about with anyone outside of my Last Hope circle and my family. There was no point in revealing that detail in the first place. I couldn’t talk about anything classified. Which, when you were in a unit like Delta Force, was almosteverything.

I knew the details of my military history wasn’t something that Tori would tell Shelby. None of us hid the fact that we’d once been in the military. Because she was proud of our service to our country, my little sister wouldn’t hesitate to tell people that Chase and I had served. But she’d never out the specifics. Tori was a member of Last Hope, and she was good at keeping quiet about the things she knew about any of the member’s former military careers.

Oddly, I felt like this was one of those special circumstances when I could share that I’d been in special forces with Shelby. I wasn’t sure exactly why I felt that way, but she was vulnerable right now, and the last thing I wanted to do was tell her a blatant lie.

It also might make her feel better to know that I didn’t lack the skills or knowledge to protect her if needed.

I sensed Shelby wasn’t the type of person who would babble about something that I’d prefer to keep quiet.

“I spent most of my time in special forces,” I explained. “But that’s not something I broadcast to many people.”

She raised her head to look at me, a surprised expression on her beautiful face. “Wow. I didn’t know that. I’d never tell anyone, Wyatt. So you were a badass?” A heartbeat later she added, “Wait! I shouldn’t have asked that. Special forces is secretive, right? Thank you for everything you did for all of us. Even though I have no idea exactly what you went through, I’m sure it was dangerous. I’m glad that you’re safe.”

Fuck!Kaleb had been right. Shelbywassweet.

Optimistic and upbeat.

Ridiculously grateful for almost everything.

And way too nice to give a shit about a guy who was currently ogling her curvaceous, flexible body instead of focusing on his daily run.

On top of that, she thinks I’m a badass, which I’m…not.

“I’m not a badass. Never was,” I confessed. “I was simply part of a great team that could accomplish some difficult missions together. One man is nothing without the rest of his team.”

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