Page 15 of Protecting Clove (Loved by the SEAL #5)

B ud was thrilled every single one of the SEALs had been quickly cleared. They suspected the insider information had been spilled by someone associated with one of the alphabet agencies. There wasn’t any hard proof, so there wasn’t more they could do.

They were flying home, and most of them were asleep when Kevlar came over and sat next to him. “Hey, how is it going?”

“Good. I can’t believe how much bullshit this was.”

Kevlar nodded. “Yeah, that was crap.”

“I know some of this stuff is above our pay grade, but I want to know what the hell happened.”

“Same.”

Trip came over and took a seat opposite them. “I want to know who shared information. This isn’t the first mission to be crushed because some bullshit person shared intelligence.”

“Yeah, Sharp’s old team was ripped apart.”

“It’s why Thario is retired.”

Rider came over and dropped into the seat next to Trip. “The things Thario does are important, but we can’t keep losing good guys. Last year, two teams lost guys because someone ambushed them.”

Bud nodded. “Something has to change.”

He wasn’t sure what would change, but something needed to happen to keep all the teams safe from someone stabbing them in the back. He had no solutions, and they wouldn’t solve this while they were on the flight home. He foresaw loads of late nights in their future.

When they landed in California, he grabbed his equipment and put away his stuff before grabbing his phone and checking his messages.

He saw he had a note from Tex. It looked like Keith had left Georgia and fallen off the radar.

They needed to keep their eyes out for the jerk.

Maybe Keith wasn’t headed this way, but he needed to be prepared for anything.

He hoped Clove was safe. It was weird feeling things for her, though they weren’t in a relationship.

Hooking up was more his style, but the thought of being with another woman who wasn’t Clove turned his stomach.

He needed to figure this out before he really messed up.