A Sense of Duty: A Former Navy SEAL Falls in Love and Begins a New Journey with his Private Consulting Company: Dark Horse Guardians by Ava Armstrong
Authors: Ava Armstrong
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An ugly thought intruded into the romantic moment: Oh god, why does he have to be married? Why does he have to be so handsome? She turned away and Ben dropped his face into Lara's thick dark hair. He heaved a dramatic sigh. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." She felt his breath on her neck. She was frightened things were progressing too quickly with Ben.
Lara stood and took his hand as she encouraged him out of the porch glider, "Goodnight, Ben." As they parted on the porch to walk up separate staircases, Lara was dazed by his kiss. Every cell in her body was alive with a wild feeling she was not accustomed to and it frightened her. She wanted to kiss Ben more than once and felt if she did, she would not be able to stop herself. He was incredibly handsome, but more than that, he had character and substance. Lara respected him. She had to know more about him. She was becoming preoccupied with everything about Ben, but didn't want him to know how strong her feelings were becoming. She needed to keep her emotional force field intact.
She lay in bed that night knowing he was only a wall away and could not sleep. The intense light from the super moon came directly through her stained glass window in the bedroom creating a kaleidoscope of color on the wood floor. She stared as if in a trance reliving the details of Ben's sensual kiss in the porch glider. Her reverie was interrupted by her ringing phone. It was Eliot. "Hello…" Lara said sleepily. "Why didn't you call me this afternoon?" Eliot sounded slightly annoyed. "I had something to attend to first." Lara said vaguely. "What's up?" He was being evasive. "I just wanted to see you. That's all. Will you be available tomorrow for dinner?" Lara replied, "I don't know. Give me a call tomorrow. I have a busy day lined up." The phone call ended and she contemplated why Eliot called her at such a late hour. But, she drifted off to sleep thinking about Ben's kiss in the porch glider and could hardly believe he was now sleeping on the other side of the wall.
Rusty's insider government friend came through. Lara's phone rang Sunday morning and it was Rusty with a few more details about Ben. Rusty told her he would not sugar coat any of it. He started by saying that Ben was an adjunct history professor, not a full time faculty member, small detail. Benjamin Aiden Keegan was born in Boston in 1983, the last of seven children. His family emigrated from Ireland in 1975. Ben graduated from the high school in Newton Massachusetts 2001 Valedictorian. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, graduating in 2004. He served in the U.S. Navy, but those records were classified because he was a SEAL. He served eight years as a SEAL, if you combined training and time on the battlefield. Ben had an SWO rating. That meant he was a Special Warfare Operator. Back in 2006 the U.S. Navy authorized the establishment of the SWO rating to allow sailors to focus on rating-specific technology, skill sets, and training systems demanded for the global war on terrorism . Ben was now a well-known military consultant with clients in high places. A Department of Defense insider revealed that DHG had been paid $17 million. In fact, he was working on cases for the CIA involved in a shadowy counter-terrorism task force. Ben's consulting group was called Dark Horse Guardians. All of the work Ben did was classified, black ops. Rusty had no way to obtain specific details. The bottom line was: there was a real risk of danger in this line of work.
As for his personal life, he was married, but there was a divorce pending in Vancouver. Ben was still financially responsible to support his wife, Sienna, and his son, William, until the divorce was final. His earnings from consulting were substantial. His clients were not only the U.S. Government, but also all over the world, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Turkey, to name a few. The most difficult information to dig up was Ben's property
Lara stood and took his hand as she encouraged him out of the porch glider, "Goodnight, Ben." As they parted on the porch to walk up separate staircases, Lara was dazed by his kiss. Every cell in her body was alive with a wild feeling she was not accustomed to and it frightened her. She wanted to kiss Ben more than once and felt if she did, she would not be able to stop herself. He was incredibly handsome, but more than that, he had character and substance. Lara respected him. She had to know more about him. She was becoming preoccupied with everything about Ben, but didn't want him to know how strong her feelings were becoming. She needed to keep her emotional force field intact.
She lay in bed that night knowing he was only a wall away and could not sleep. The intense light from the super moon came directly through her stained glass window in the bedroom creating a kaleidoscope of color on the wood floor. She stared as if in a trance reliving the details of Ben's sensual kiss in the porch glider. Her reverie was interrupted by her ringing phone. It was Eliot. "Hello…" Lara said sleepily. "Why didn't you call me this afternoon?" Eliot sounded slightly annoyed. "I had something to attend to first." Lara said vaguely. "What's up?" He was being evasive. "I just wanted to see you. That's all. Will you be available tomorrow for dinner?" Lara replied, "I don't know. Give me a call tomorrow. I have a busy day lined up." The phone call ended and she contemplated why Eliot called her at such a late hour. But, she drifted off to sleep thinking about Ben's kiss in the porch glider and could hardly believe he was now sleeping on the other side of the wall.
Rusty's insider government friend came through. Lara's phone rang Sunday morning and it was Rusty with a few more details about Ben. Rusty told her he would not sugar coat any of it. He started by saying that Ben was an adjunct history professor, not a full time faculty member, small detail. Benjamin Aiden Keegan was born in Boston in 1983, the last of seven children. His family emigrated from Ireland in 1975. Ben graduated from the high school in Newton Massachusetts 2001 Valedictorian. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, graduating in 2004. He served in the U.S. Navy, but those records were classified because he was a SEAL. He served eight years as a SEAL, if you combined training and time on the battlefield. Ben had an SWO rating. That meant he was a Special Warfare Operator. Back in 2006 the U.S. Navy authorized the establishment of the SWO rating to allow sailors to focus on rating-specific technology, skill sets, and training systems demanded for the global war on terrorism . Ben was now a well-known military consultant with clients in high places. A Department of Defense insider revealed that DHG had been paid $17 million. In fact, he was working on cases for the CIA involved in a shadowy counter-terrorism task force. Ben's consulting group was called Dark Horse Guardians. All of the work Ben did was classified, black ops. Rusty had no way to obtain specific details. The bottom line was: there was a real risk of danger in this line of work.
As for his personal life, he was married, but there was a divorce pending in Vancouver. Ben was still financially responsible to support his wife, Sienna, and his son, William, until the divorce was final. His earnings from consulting were substantial. His clients were not only the U.S. Government, but also all over the world, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Turkey, to name a few. The most difficult information to dig up was Ben's property
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