His need to protect her is non-negotiable...Navy SEAL Brent "Cobra" Rollins never met a woman he didn't want. He's gotten more action than his entire SEAL team combined, but the gorgeous brunette he barely even touched is the one he can't get out of his head.Ella Thompson is working her way through school, and the cocky, assertive Navy SEAL who stood up for her is also wrong in about a thousand different ways. Player? Check. Older man? Check. Interested in a relationship with her? Not a chance in hell.When she's all out of options, Ella returns to her former shift at a cocktail lounge to make ends meet. Her boss is willing to give her the job back—for a price. The only thing scarier than submitting to him is being pawned off as payment to his enemies. The man who can save her is the one she should never want, but he's the only one who'd also protect her with his life.Protected by a SEAL, a stand-alone novel, is book six in the Alpha SEALs series.