Wild Card

Over a decade ago, I laid my bat aside and walked away from the Majors with no regrets. Being a Marine was in my blood. My code is simple:Discipline, Control, Protection-words I live by. Which is why, the night a fiery woman approaches me to help her friend, I'm all in. The emerald-eyed beauty across the room awakens my protective instincts. It started with harmless flirting. Until the moment my lips crossed hers and everything changed. In an instant, she runs, leaving me without a word.

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