ELITE Damnit: Guardian Elite

By KaLyn Cooper

Damnit is just a pet. Right? At least that's what Alex believes until he brings Katlin's one-hundred-pound rescue mutt to the Guardian Security Dallas office.

 

Alex Wolf, a former Marine Raider commanding officer, refused to tell his fiancée that he wasn't comfortable around dogs, least of all her huge Rottweiler Mastiff mix. Damnit was trained…as much as a rambunctious puppy could be.

 

Although Kane Jordan was no longer living on the streets, he maintained ties to the homeless communities around Dallas. When he found Saje Reece hunting for homeless veterans, he knew she needed his protection…and he needed her.

 

Both men have a lot to learn from a dog.

 

ELITE Damnit is Guardian ELITE book #6 will that includes characters from KaLyn Cooper's popular Black Swan series.

Buy this contemporary military romance today.

 

Note: This book was previously published as a short story titled Damnit I Love You. It has been deeply edited and expanded to become part of KaLyn Cooper's rebranded Guardian ELITE series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Swan Publishing, LLC
• Release date: May 7, 2024
• ISBN: 9798201806385

KaLyn Cooper

KaLyn Cooper is a USA Today Bestselling author whose romances blend fact and fiction with blazing heat and heart-pounding suspense. Twenty-two years as a military wife has shown KaLyn the world, and thirty years in PR taught her that fact can be stranger than fiction. She leaves it up to the reader to separate truth from imagination. She, her husband, and Little Bear (Alaskan Malamute) live in Tennessee on a micro-plantation filled with gardens, cattle, and quail. When she's not writing, she's at the shooting range or on the river. www.KaLynCooper.com 

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ELITE Damnit

ELITE DAMNIT

GUARDIAN ELITE

BOOK SIX

KALYN COOPER

Black Swan Publishing

CONTENTS

Letter to Readers

Acknowledgments

About this Book

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Unrelenting Love

More Books by KaLyn Cooper

About the Author

COPYRIGHT

ELITE Damnit

KaLyn Cooper

Cover Artist: Syneca Featherstone

Editors: Trenda London and Erica Simson

Published 2024

ISBN–13: 978-1-970145-34-2

Copyright © Published 2024, KaLyn Cooper

Printed in the United States of America

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents and dialogues in this book are of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is completely coincidental.

LETTER TO READERS

Thank you for purchasing ELITE Damnit! I hope you will enjoy this short story and consider reading other books by KaLyn Cooper.

ELITE Damnit was originally published as Damnit I Love you in an anthology many years ago. It has been edited and rewritten to become part of the newly revised and rebranded Guardian Elite series.

Although every one of my books is a standalone, you may wish to read ELITE Justice (book #2 Guardian ELITE series) where you will first meet Kane Jordan. For a deeper understanding of all the characters in this story, especially Alex Wolf, consider reading the Black Swan Series by KaLyn Cooper. For an entire list of my books and details about each, please go to my website at www.KaLynCooper.com.

If you have enjoy reading ELITE Damnit, please consider telling others what you enjoyed most in a review at your favorite retailer.

Always,

KaLyn

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I’d like to thank the Ladies of Black Swan Book Club who encourage, entertain, and support me and my books. I deeply appreciate the expertise of Dr. Nancy Bartley who taught me about Type 1 Diabetes and to my one-time nurse, Alex, who gave me first-hand insight to the disease. As always, I couldn’t publish this book without the wonderful team; Trenda London who points me in the right direction and keeps me on track, Erica Simmons who cleans up my Dragonisms and adds all the commas I forget to place thanks to my background in journalism. Many thanks to my remarkable cover artist Seneca Featherstone. A special thanks to Teresa Christianson for reading everything I write and keeping my characters accurate. Last, but not least, I have to thank my wonderful husband for his constant support and understanding.

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to the men and women who continue to work and contribute to society with Diabetes Type 1. Their lives are in constant danger from their own bodies killing them.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Damnit is just a pet. Right? At least that's what Alex believes until he brings Katlin's one-hundred-pound rescue mutt to the Guardian Security Dallas office.

Alex Wolf, a former Marine Raider commanding officer, refused to tell his fiancée that he wasn't comfortable around dogs, least of all her huge Rottweiler Mastiff mix. Damnit was trained…as much as a rambunctious puppy could be.

Although Kane Jordan was no longer living on the streets, he maintained ties to the homeless communities around Dallas. When he found Saje Reece hunting for homeless veterans, he knew she needed his protection…and he needed her.

Both men have a lot to learn from a dog.

ELITE Damnit is Guardian ELITE #6 short story that includes characters from KaLyn Cooper's popular Black Swan series.

Buy this contemporary military romance today.

Note: This short story was previously published as Damnit I Love You. It has been edited to become part of KaLyn Cooper's rebranded Guardian ELITE series.

CHAPTER 1

Alex Wolf hated these goodbyes, but Kat’s job often required her to leave with very few hours notice. As the Ladies of Black Swan team leader, an all-female group of secretly trained Special Operators, Katlin Callahan’s team were the most lethal women on the planet. Their team was a secret weapon that Homeland Security took advantage of regularly. They could quickly and easily work their way into almost any facility or group, eliminate the target, and leave without scrutiny.

But while the team was on a mission, they were truly missed by the men standing outside the Guardian Security SUVs parked next to the aging drab-green hangar at Marine Corps Base Quantico. All the men were saying goodbye to their wives, fiancés, and girlfriends.

The women couldn’t tell them where they were going, how long they’d be gone, or when they’d be back. Operational security was critical.

As a former commanding officer of a Marine Raider company, Alex knew exactly what Katlin and her team were feeling. Now, on the other side of that relationship, he understood what every significant other of a Navy SEAL, Army Special Forces—and this time, Marine Raider—felt as they kissed the ones they loved goodbye.

They prayed it would not be the last time.

They memorized the warm softness of their lips, the press of their toned body, and the scent of their fresh showered skin. With one final gaze deep into their face, they cataloged each and every feature.

They suppressed every negative emotion. The worst thing that could happen to a couple as one of them headed off to war was to leave things unsettled.

Damnit nudged Katlin’s hand.

What’s wrong, boy? Kat kneeled next to her one-hundred-pound Rottweiler Mastiff mix rescue dog and stared him in the face.

Are you going to be a good boy for Alex? Her voice cracked, just a little. As though the dog could read her emotions, he licked her face with his thick, wide tongue.

I’m going to miss you, too. Kat stood and wiped the dog slobber off with the long sleeve of her black flight suit. She quickly glanced around, as did Alex. Her team members were gathering their bags,