He gazed at her flushed cheeks and dazed, misty eyes, his last shred of restraint about to snap.
He swept her into his arms, causing Josie Quinn to let out a soft cry and instinctively wrap her arms around his neck.
Julian Ford strode toward his private room in the core of the base, holding her in his arms.
He tried to take a less-crowded path, but the base was only so big. Inevitably, he ran into Cole, who had just left the armory, and Jude Sheffield, who was on patrol.
Cole stopped in his tracks. His gaze instantly frosted over as he stared at Josie Quinn, held tightly in Julian Ford's arms with her face buried in his neck, and at Julian's obvious possessiveness and urgency.
Jude Sheffield froze as well, a complex emotion flickering in his ice-blue eyes. He instinctively glanced at Cole beside him.
