“You sure, man?”
Jack’s eyes mirrored his dilemma. The need to protect the tiny woman in his arms warred with his duty. The fact he didn’t like leaving one of his men behind was obvious, but Darce knew that anyway.
Whenever they went on operational, the captain was always the first in and the last out. He took the kind of damage most of them could only dream of, and still came out kicking ass. Darce had no idea how he did it.
“Totally. Now get out of here before I kick your ass and take your woman.”
Jack snorted, amusement flooding his features as he stepped back to allow Lillian to enter the tunnel ahead of him. “When you’re big enough. Catch you on the flip side, man. Remember…” He tapped his temple. “Think human.”
Darce grinned as Jack ducked into the tunnel and out of sight. The g
