Dear Soldier, Put Your Gun Down novel Chapter 49

As much as Winona yearned to carry on, she knew they should not use up all their energy or they would not be able to make it out of the yacht alive. The yacht was filled with Logan’s people who were tough nuts to crack.

“Wait a minute. Are your men here with you and ready to ambush Logan’s men?”

“Don’t worry, I can handle them all by myself.”

“I beg your pardon?”

Winona squirmed her body and tried to sit upright. Is Matt out of his mind? Now is not the time to play hero!

Matt, who refused to let her go, pressed her body down on the floor. “Be a nice girl and stop moving around. Let me take you to paradise.”

She could not believe he still thought about sex when their lives were on the line. Exasperated, she snapped, “Paradise? I think we’re on our way to hell! We should try to escape now!”

“Do you think we will survive with the yacht full of Logan’s men?” he asked.

Winona looked deeply shaken because of what he said. “What’s your plan?”

Matt, who thought she looked adorable when she was anxious, couldn’t help teasing her. “In fact, I don’t mind dying a romantic death with you here.”

Annoyed by his frivolous remark, Winona balled her fists and tried to punch him. To her dismay, both of her wrists were clasped by him. “Don’t worry, silly. I’ve never made dumb decisions in my life,” he said.

Hearing that, her curiosity was piqued. She couldn’t help wondering how Matt was going to tackle Logan’s men who were all physically trained and armed.

“Do you want to hear about my plan?”

“Yes. I can’t wait.”

“I’ll tell you everything after this.”

He lowered his head and pressed his lips on hers, giving her a passionate kiss filled with longing. When Winona started begging for his mercy, he stopped and allowed her to rest.

Lying next to each other on the bed, they held each other’s hands with their fingers interlaced. The cabin was quiet enough for them to hear each other’s racing heartbeat.

Just then, Winona cracked up. “Matt, it seems like you’re the one who’s taken the aphrodisiac.”

He made love to her with unbridled passion just now.

He held her close against his chest and said, “It’s been days since I last touched you.”

At the thought of how roughly the bunch of brutes treated Winona just now, Matt seethed, “The bunch of animals is going to be punished later!”

“What have you done?” Winona asked.

He gave her an inscrutable smile and replied, “Take a good rest tonight. You’ll know it when the time comes.”

Despite the dangerous situation they were in, Winona managed to fall into a peaceful slumber because she felt safe in Matt’s arms.

Just hours before dawn, Matt roused her from sleep. “Winona, please get dressed. It’s time to go.”

She opened her eyes, still feeling slightly groggy. It was bedlam outside the cabin—urgent footsteps, the deafening sound of guns being fired, the voice of men cursing crossly, and the sound of women weeping helplessly could be heard.

“What’s going on?”

“I’ll tell you later.”

Matt covered her head with his jacket and escorted her out of the cabin. No one noticed them amidst the chaos.

A beam of intense light was directed at the yacht from several ships sailing in its direction. A couple of men were yelling in a foreign language at the yacht with a loudspeaker. At the sight of the ships, everyone on the yacht plunged into the sea out of panic and tried their best to claim the jet skis scattered on the sea nearby.

Thanks to his agility and his ruthlessness, Matt successfully claimed one of the jet skis. Then, he carried Winona from the yacht and put her on the seat. “Hold onto my waist.”

Obediently, she pressed herself against his nicely muscled back and enjoyed the warmth radiating from his body.

Matt ignited the engine of the jet ski and brought it at full tilt toward the shore. The movement of the jet ski left a beautiful trail of waves that glimmered under the moonlit sky.

“You attracted the attention of those two ships, didn’t you?”

“You’re such a clever girl.”