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range. She could feel the relief emanating
from the other officers that had been getting their asses chewed who were
grateful for the distraction, and she fought to hold back a smile.
    Commander Jax Spartan really was
an ass-kicker.
    Jax slowly turned his head,
focusing his intense gray eyes on her. She could see amusement flicker in his
steel-gray depths before his expression hardened and he turned back to the men.
“I want that report sent to me in one hour. Dismissed.”
    The two officers saluted then
walked away as fast as they could without breaking into a run. Jax shook his
head and turned to look at her with a wry grin. “I wasn’t done reprimanding
them, but they’ll be forever grateful to you for being their savior.”
    “Always glad to be of service.
So, what did they do to earn the wrath of Jax?” One of his brows lifted at
that, making her laugh. “Come on, Jax. Don’t you know all of the Alliance calls
it that when you get pissed? Actually, I think it was Archer who started it.”
    “Damn it,” Jax growled, making
Alexis laugh.
    Sullivan Archer was s econd-in-command under Jax and his best friend. More
laid back than Jax, Archer had a wicked sense of humor, but was just as capable
of a commander in his own right. When they had reached elite status, they had
filed together for a pairing, knowing that they would one day share a chosen
woman together.
    All
elite soldiers had to file their partnership on record before they could claim
a woman so she would know who the two men were in any bonding unit. Although it
had been years since both Jax and Archer had reached elite status, both men
were holding out for love before they claimed a woman.
    Knowing
that just made Alexis respect them more.
    Despite
Jax’s brusque demeanor, he was a thoughtful and kind man. When they had been in
the training facility together, Jax had been horrified when he discovered
several of the female trainees had been abandoned by their families when they
had been declared infertile. After that, he had made it a regular occurrence to
take whoever was left without somewhere else to go home with him when they had
leave. Jax’s mother and two fathers had welcomed Alexis and the others with
open arms, and for the first time she had discovered what a real family was
like.
    Still,
she knew that any woman who took Jax and Sullivan on would need to be able to
stand up to their over-the-top alpha attitudes.
    Alexis sobered as she noticed the
glances being cast their way. Although both Jax and Archer thought of Alexis as
their sister, she had never flaunted her connection to them in front of other
soldiers, or at least she tried not to. She cleared her throat. “Jax…Commander,
there is something I have to report to you.”
    His eyes narrowed on her and she
fought not to squirm. “Spit it out, Lex.”
    She held up her wrist unit,
fighting back the embarrassment that stained her cheeks pink as she re-played
the conversation she’d had with Director Farris back for Jax. She watched with
increasing trepidation as Jax’s jaw clenched and rage flared to life in his
eyes.
    “I’m going to fucking kill him,”
he said softly.
    Uh oh.
    “Umm, I don’t think that—”
    Jax leveled a glare at one of his
minions that snapped to attention. “Barker! Get Director Reginald Farris in my
office. Now!”
    “Yes, sir. What should I tell him
this is regarding?”
    “You don’t tell him shit. Just
get his ass in a chair and make sure he doesn’t move till I get there,” Jax
ordered harshly.
    “Sir!”
    Jax turned back to stare at
Alexis as the other man ran off like the hounds of hell were at his heels. “How
many other women are in your department?”
    She sighed. “There are six total,
well five now. Two are in bonded units who work exclusively with their men.
Then there is Chloe, Morgan and I. And as you know, Skylar just got transferred
out. The rest are all men.”
    Jax grunted. He had been the one
to make Skylar’s transfer happen. Where