"I have just the agent for you," Grey assured Shannon. "He won't even look at you as a woman. I promise."
"No?" Shannon had a brief flash of manic hysteria. Not look at her as a woman? "Is there something wrong with him?"
"Not at all. He's just the consummate professional. Polite, alert, ready for anything."
Athena nodded. "He served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. If I tell you it burned out much of his soul, I know you'll understand. He's been through some very tough times, a lot of which he continues to deal with, and he's still isolating himself from people on a social level. We have no idea how dangerous this person we're dealing with here is. Or persons, for that matter. If I were in your situation, Owen Cormier is the one I would want watching my back. Also my front and ever
