Chapter 12 Kate tried not to feel offended when Sam walked by as if she wasn’t there and stalked up to Rikka. Terry had tried to stop him and been brushed aside. An Abrams tank couldn’t stop Sam Fierro when he was in this mood. Irene Watson hadn’t bothered to remain for this minor upset; she had the G-8 waiting upstairs. Kate put her hand on Terry’s arm to keep him in place. Kate could feel the easy ripple of his powerful forearms. He had the solid strength of a professional agent in peak form. Lucky wife. “Marine Force Recon,” she told him. “Sam was in for over a dozen years, Terry. You probably want to just let him go where he wants to go.” “My a*s is on the line letting him come here at all without a full background check.” “So run your check. He’s clean,” she turned to see what