![]() It had all been a ruse, though, part of a CIA relocation op. The SEALs kicked him out the door as a liability. When he took out a high-value target, his career disintegrated. They called him Moon Devil, because he preferred to hunt his targets during the darkest part of the night. ![]() ![]() They both serve the community and it isn’t until things start to get serious that they realize they have a tragic connection.ĭevlin Kreed used to be one of the best Navy SEAL snipers in the business. She’s afraid that he’s with her out of pity, because of her amputation, but it doesn’t seem to bother him. She has strength of heart, something he admires, and it isn't long until he's wondering if he can persuade her to stay in Lockhart. He doesn't have time for a new relationship because the Lockhart BBQ Fest is going on, but something draws him to Olivia. In the midst of the drama, she meets a firefighter who sweeps her off her feet, so to speak.įire Chief Connor Kelly is more than just a pretty set of abs. Why not? She’s injured, but she fights through the pain to rescue as many people as she can. ![]() It seems only appropriate that she's involved in a devastating automobile crash. It had been ten years to the day that they’d been rescued by the Delta Team, and sent home from Afghanistan, broken and bruised in so many ways. There was a sense of unreality to the day. ![]()
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