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  “Damn.”

  “It would be nice to see him,” Cade said. “Laszlo is a hell of a guy.”

  Talon led the way to the vehicle. It was an open military jeep. They dropped their gear in the back, and Talon hopped into the driver’s side. “Hotel first?”

  “Yeah. Let’s give the impression we’re here on a holiday.”

  Cade snorted. “It is a holiday. At least as far as the world is concerned.”

  “The fewer people who know what we’re doing here, the better,” Talon said. “Just make sure Badger is keeping track because, if we run into trouble, we will need a fast hand getting out.”

  “We got that taken care of,” Erick said, his voice hard. “Let’s go. I want to get this dealt with and get home again.”

  Both men jumped in and said, “Amen to that.”

  A few minutes later they pulled up to the hotel. Talon parked in one of the visitor spots. The three men got out and walked into the reception area. Air-conditioning and huge fans blasted them with cool air.

  In the waiting area Erick saw a woman on her phone, laptop on her knees, clicking away as she spoke. Obviously Western, she looked impatient and angry.

  Cade nudged him with his elbow and motioned toward her. “Don’t you know her?”

  Talon twisted to look in the same direction as Erick, who stopped and studied her and shook his head. “No, I don’t think so.”

  “Look again,” Cade said. “I’m pretty sure she smacked into your ’69 Mustang.”

  At that Erick froze. “She better not have.”

  “I think it’s her.”

  Erick turned to study her.

  She had her hair up, big sunglasses, almost a generic blonde, good looking, slim. Too attractive for over here—it was a dangerous part of the world for white women, particularly if she was traveling alone.

  He twisted to look back at his friend. “Why the hell would you think she’s the one who did that?”

  “Look at her name tag.”

  His gaze slipped to her chest and caught the name tag he hadn’t noticed before. Honey Lewis. He froze. “Son of a bitch.” His voice was louder than he meant it to be.

  Honey glanced at him, and her lips pinched together as she lifted her glasses and stared up at him. Out of her mouth came “What the hell?”

  He walked toward her. “Isn’t that my line?”

  She tapped her foot impatiently on the floor. “I was hoping to never see you again.”

  “You’re the one who smacked into my car.”

  “It was an accident, remember?”

  He nodded. “I remember. I also remember how, at the time, you blamed me.”

  She raised her hands, palms up. “Sorry, I was upset.”

  He snorted. “I don’t doubt it. At least I got my ’69 Mustang fixed. What about you? Are you still driving, or did they yank your license?”

  She glared at him. “I still drive, thank you very much.” She snapped her laptop closed, stuffed it in a bag, pocketed her cell phone in her khakis and stood. “I shouldn’t have been driving that day. You’re right. And I apologized. And I shouldn’t have blamed you. I wasn’t in a very good state of mind.”

  He punched his hands on his hips. “A year is kinda late for an apology, but I’ll accept it.”

  She gave him a supersweet smile. “Good. It’s the only one you’ll get.” And she spun on her heels and stepped forward to the reception desk, slipping in front of them, taking their place.

  He snorted. “Why the hell is she staying here?”

  “I don’t know, but I like this turn of events,” Cade said. “Should make the next few days interesting.”

  Erick shot him a look. “Like hell.” And he stalked forward to speak to a different agent at the counter.

  This concludes Book 1 of SEALs of Steel: Badger.

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  When an eight-man unit hit a landmine, all were injured but one died. The remaining seven aim to see his death avenged.

  Erick heads to the site of the explosion and his discovery blows him away…

  Invited to a conference, Honey runs into Erick, owner of the car she’d smashed into a year ago. She’s blindsided by the realization that the man who invited her may not be who she thinks he is.

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  BADGER: SEALS OF STEEL, BOOK 1

  Dale Mayer

  Valley Publishing Ltd.

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