I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 411

"Absolutely not!"

Timothy and Garrett shouted in unison.

Zoe was equally shocked.

She had zero flight training. Hayden wanted to drag her into the sky?

Was he trying to murder her just because she and Nadia ruined his proposal to Sienna?

Hayden's sharp, piercing gaze cut straight to Timothy, carrying such a lethal weight that even Garrett felt a shiver of genuine dread when they made eye contact.

This man had been forged on the battlefield.

He had blood on his hands.

He wasn't the same kind of man as Garrett, or even Timothy.

"That wasn't a request," Hayden said coldly. "It was an order."

"..."

Zoe could have refused.

Even Timothy thought she could get out of it if she just said the word, or maybe softened her tone a bit.

Garrett wasn't having it. "Commander Thorne, this is incredibly reckless. Ms. Lynd has no flight training. You can't put her in a jet."

Hayden began prepping his gear, not even bothering to look at him.

"When a real threat arrives, no one gives you time to prepare. She's riding in the plane, not flying it."

He tossed Zoe a set of women's camo flight gear, complete with a helmet and boots.

Clearly, Timothy hadn't prepared these.

Hayden had brought them with him when he arrived at the base.

Zoe changed into the uniform. The fit was perfect.

Timothy's suspicions only deepened.

Garrett walked over to Zoe. "Be careful up there."

He reached out to hold her hand for comfort, but Hayden seamlessly wrapped his arm around Zoe's waist, pulling her smoothly to his left side.

Hayden moved so fast that Garrett's hand caught nothing but air. Timothy watched the whole exchange, feeling an indescribable knot in his chest.

No matter how you looked at it, Hayden and Garrett seemed like rivals.

Zoe was pregnant.

And Garrett was completely powerless to stop this.

Timothy didn't know about the baby, but faced with a direct military order, his hands were tied regardless.

He knew exactly what the pilots at this base were capable of. Once Hayden was in the air, his execution was flawless. Every high-G maneuver, every falling-leaf drop was performed with terrifying perfection.

Ten minutes later, the jet touched down smoothly.

Garrett rushed forward, desperate to check on Zoe.

Hayden and Zoe climbed out of the cockpit together.

Then, right in front of Timothy and Garrett, Zoe grabbed Hayden and threw him cleanly over her shoulder in a flawless judo toss. Dust exploded into the air as she casually stepped out of the dirt cloud.

Hayden caught himself with one hand, kneeling on the ground. He had pulled off his flight helmet, his dark hair falling messy over his forehead, nursing a brutal hit to his jaw.

Timothy and Garrett were too stunned to speak.

Zoe walked right up to them, tucking her flight helmet under her right arm, and flashed a radiant smile.

"Director Yates, look at the time. I think we're done for the day. You might want to advise Commander Thorne to see a doctor. I'm afraid he's going to need a few days of bed rest before he can come back."