Guarding KinsleyBrotherhood Protectors World
Barb Han
Contents
Brotherhood Protectors
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Also by Barb Han
About Barb Han
Brotherhood Protectors
About Elle James
Copyright © 2020, Barb Han
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Brotherhood Protectors
Original Series by Elle James
Brotherhood Protectors Series
Montana SEAL (#1)
Bride Protector SEAL (#2)
Montana D-Force (#3)
Cowboy D-Force (#4)
Montana Ranger (#5)
Montana Dog Soldier (#6)
Montana SEAL Daddy (#7)
Montana Ranger’s Wedding Vow (#8)
Montana SEAL Undercover Daddy (#9)
Cape Cod SEAL Rescue (#10)
Montana SEAL Friendly Fire (#11)
Montana SEAL’s Mail-Order Bride (#12)
SEAL Justice (#13)
Ranger Creed (#14)
Delta Force Rescue (#15)
Montana Rescue (Sleeper SEAL)
Hot SEAL Salty Dog (SEALs in Paradise)
Hot SEAL Hawaiian Nights (SEALs in Paradise)
To Elle James for letting me write in your world and introducing me to your awesome readers—a huge thank you. You already know how much I love you.
Chapter 1
Arms folded across a broad chest, Gabriel Cooper stood on the edge of a wooded lot next to a Texas lake house where his buddy was about to get married. No one deserved happiness more than Daniel Damon. The man’s wife and child had been murdered a year ago when a mole in the organization Daniel and Gabriel had worked for posted personal information of agency operatives onto the dark Web.
After their murders Daniel had gone to a dark place emotionally. Gabriel’s search for Daniel had been fruitless. Rumors had circulated that he’d been found in Cuba bitter and alone. Their mutual friend, Jaden Orchard, had pulled Daniel from the depths of hell and given him a new lease on life working for his small agency—an agency that no longer worked for governments but took on smaller, work-for-hire jobs.
Daniel had been assigned to locate a missing teen and had fallen in love with her aunt, who turned out to be the girl’s mother.
Happiness seemed to be contagious in Gabriel’s former co-workers. Jaden had married a year ago and his wife had just given birth to their first child, a son.
Hell, Gabriel was happy for his friends. Each one looked like he’d found the magic bullet of happiness by locking down with one person. When it came to relationships, Gabriel wasn’t ready to close all the other doors. Even if he was there was another complication. Gabriel had to stay under the radar or risk being killed. He was wanted by a man known as The Russian, who was the leader of a small but tightknit gang of money launderers and hitmen.
The Russian had a wide network and a ton of influence in certain circles—circles where men knew how to hit a target. Hanging around in one spot for too long was a bad idea for Gabriel’s longevity. Leaving a trail of people he cared about behind him would be a mistake—a mistake that could be deadly for anyone Gabriel cared about.
Speaking of which, now that he’d seen Daniel looking alive again—a welcomed sight—it was time for Gabriel to make his exit before anyone saw him.
“You should grab a seat. See how this is done.” Daniel caught Gabriel off guard. Gabriel whirled around at the sound of his friend’s voice.
“You were just over there.” Gabriel pointed to the window of the cabin.
“I’m pretty good at what I do.” Daniel was probably only half-joking when said those words with a wink and smile. Being confident to the point of borderline cocky seemed to come with the territory in their line of work. Daniel’s chest puffed out. It was difficult to get one over on Gabriel and his friend knew it.
“I used to be.” Gabriel teased back. He’d been distracted thinking about how happy his friends were and had let his guard down. Under different circumstances that move would’ve been a deadly mistake.
“On a serious note, I wasn’t kidding. Stick around.” Daniel extended his hand.
“And watch you walk down the aisle of doom? No thanks.” Gabriel took the offering with a vigorous shake.
What was it about the newly and soon-to-be wed that made them want everyone to join the same club? Never once did a single guy tell a married man to dump his wife and join his lifestyle.
Gabriel enjoyed women, all women. The only requirement to spend time with him was for a woman to know what she was getting into. He did honesty. He did no-strings-attached. He did great sex. The one thing he didn’t do was commitment.
Of course, there was a woman who Gabriel believed was the happy-ever-after one for him once. Their relationship had ended in tragedy and he figured she was better off without him anyway. Besides, that was a long time ago.
Even so, Kinsley Greer would always hold that special place in his heart no other person could measure up to. Gabriel was cool with it. He was in no rush to trip down that aisle of insanity called matrimony. Still loving Kinsley gave him the out he needed to keep everyone at arm’s length. None of which mattered a hill of beans to him as long as it got the job done.
Out of the corner of Gabriel’s eye he saw Jaden Orchard approaching.
“When did you get into town?” Jaden
