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COLTON
I f*****g hated surprises. I knew it made me a control freak, but in my line of work, surprises meant someone could get killed. We drilled and drilled, so we never had surprises.
Over ten years in the military, and one pint-sized woman ruined it all. At least it wasn’t life or death, unless some guy looked overlong at my mate in that sundress. Still, watching Marina bubble with excitement over her plans for the evening made it impossible for me to complain. She was so f*****g adorable. Her happiness would be contagious if I wasn’t so sick with need for her and trying to keep my hands off her.
And the ranch hands away. Johnny was close to her age and would be on her like bees to a flower. I knew I was being insane, but I didn’t want any of the guys to think they had a chance,
