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brother should do was cut her a little slack. Looking as shattered as she must feel, when the little rookie had buried herself in Sgt. Solberg’s big comforting chest, Jared had an overwhelming need to get control of the situation and of her. Ashamed of himself, and desperately wanting to wipe the misery off of Hailey’s face, he’d yanked her out of Solly’s big bear grasp and taken her in his arms.
    Parking her on the sofa, Jared knew enough about field medicine to know that Hailey was in severe pain, hence his chosen remedy of drugs and booze. Knowing she couldn’t tolerate much of either, he’d ordered Solly to hit the freezer in the massive kitchen and bring him a supply of ice packs. Now after 20 minutes, her elevated ankle was encased in legitimate ice packs and she’d swallowed several ibuprofens and a half glass of Glenmorangie. A minute ago she’d actually shot him a shy smile when he raised his glass to her in a silent toast.
    Jared watched her carefully for the next several minutes as she sipped on the amber liquid. He was relieved when a slight flush pinked Hailey’s pale face with the righteous bruise marking her alabaster white cheeks. Thank God for the healing properties of expensive liquor. Of course the ibuprofen went a long way to boost the power of the booze. Whatever the reason, Jared was glad to see the little rookie actually smile at one of his tasteless jokes rather than looking as though she would burst into tears.
    Staring at the young woman, Jared admitted that he was stunned by how lovely she was. Everything had been so crazy in the woods, including the fact he’d barely seen her face—although he sure as hell had felt her body. He knew he should be ashamed of the way he had come on to her. She was clearly under duress and frightened as hell. But his fury at being outed, and six fucking months working his way into the DC possibly down the drain, had short-circuited the distance between his big head and his small one. It didn’t help that she’d responded to him, which had only egged his dick on more. Remembering her soft breathless moans and shivering tremors, he had a sneaking feeling that Hailey was about as experienced sexually as she was a cop.
    All of his recriminations hit the trash can as he studied her. What he hadn’t seen in the darkness was how truly beautiful she was. Christ, he wasn’t far off with his Miss Sweden taunt. Her honey-blonde hair tied up in a high ponytail with distracting tendrils falling around her face and neck made him wonder what it would take to weave those waves of sunshine in his expert fingers. His dick jerked at the thought, confirming that once again his little head was asserting its power. He’d felt enough of her sensational body to hazard a guess that if she hadn’t won at least three beauty crowns and a fitness contest or two, it was only because the judges had been blind. Dark feathery lashes and arched brows framed the wide–spaced, summer sky blue eyes that dominated her lovely face. Dragging his gaze from Hailey’s eyes to her mouth, Jared fought a surge of lust and promised himself that the next time he was on top of her, he’d insist that it be face to face. How else could he enjoy probing those full, luscious lips that begged to be kissed?
    Jake’s pensive observation jerked him out of his lusty contemplation.
    “Okay, Bro, looking on the bright side, tonight could have been an even bigger disaster. Fortunately, Officer Michels is the only one of our team who now knows that you were meeting me in the woods.”
    Casting Hailey an intimidating glance, Jake said curtly, “I’m confident we can impress upon my rookie cop how important it is that she not disclose your undercover role.”
    When Hailey started to interject, Jake shook his head and held up his hand, his frown deepening. “Hold up, Officer Michels. Both Agent Justice and I agree that it was a stroke of bad luck that you ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. As