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Dev said defiantly.

Anger surged through Kulani. “You are as stubborn as a mule, Dev! Morgan said you are not to go on this mission alone. Are you in the habit of disobeying your boss’s orders?”

Kulani stood there breathing hard. Fear warred with hurt inside her. “I’m going down there with or without you. You can’t stop me from coming, but it would be better if you just agreed to let me come along. That way, if I needed you, you’d be nearby, Dev.” Her throat closed off with tears as she watched his eyes soften with her admission. “Please…I need you on this mission, Dev. Will you be there for me?”

His conscience railed at him. Kulani needed him. How long had it been since someone needed him? Swallowing hard, he grappled with her request.

Because it was tearing his heavily guarded heart wide open….