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off. “What the hell happened to her, Jake?” Gus asks.
    I can feel his eyes on me, but I don’t move or open my eyes. “Hunter is what happened!” Jake growls.
    “What the hell is wrong with that guy, to beat women like that, he’s sick Jake. Something needs to be done about him.” Gus says.
    “I know, and he will be dealt with, I promise you that!” Gently he pushes a strand of hair out of my face. I’m jolted out of my light doze as we hit the bank on the other side. Looking around I try and see where we are. I know there’s no way to run. My knee wouldn’t get me far. I have to bide my time until it heals.
     

 
    Chapter 2
    “Hold on to me, Egypt. I’m going to get up,” Jake says. I wrap my arms around his neck as he smiles and gets up. I can feel the action of standing tug on my ribs. He gets out of the boat and walks up a path to where an SUV is waiting. Someone is in it and gets out to open the back doors for him. Jake gently puts me in the SUV and settles in next to me. Gus gets into the passenger front seat. The driver puts the car in gear and takes off. “Egypt, I’m going to check out your injuries, don’t move. “ Looking at him, he grabs a box out of the back of the SUV and opens it.
    What now? I have to have this man’s hands all over me? “You know what, I'm all right. There’s really no need. Besides, I really don’t want you touching me,” I say. I see that he has stiffened up as I said that.
    Leaning close to me, so that he is almost laying on top of me, he whispers, “Egypt, by this time tomorrow you will be begging for me to touch you, every part of you.” Shivering, I try to move away from him. “Let me help you, I never wanted Hunter to do this to you. And, believe me, he is going to pay,” he says. Laying there, I let him look me over. He runs his hands over my stomach and up to my ribs. Slowly, he stops them right under my breasts. At some point, my breath must have picked up because I see him grinning. Damn it, I don’t want this, but my traitorous body is saying something else. “Well, it doesn’t look like anything is broken, some bruised ribs and that knee, you’re going to have to stay off of it for a few days,” he says.
    “Yeah, well you should see the other guy. I was fine till they ganged up on me. Real men you got there, Jake,” I say.
    I try to move a little away from him but, it does hurt like hell. “Hold still for just a second, “ he says.
    All of a sudden, I feel a prick. “What the hell did you just give me, Jake?” Things are starting to get fuzzy and I’m getting scared as I look over at Jake. I reach over to him.
    “Egypt, you're safe. I won’t let anything happen to you,” he says. “You needed something for the pain. It’s going to be a long ride since we are going out of state,” he adds. Trying to fight it, my eyes are winning, we are going out of state? How is Mack ever going to find me? I hear these guys talking, but that too is getting fuzzy.
    Jake - in the truck
    “She’s out for a few hours,” I say. “I can’t believe that Hunter messed her up like that. She did mess up Sam a good one, but to jump her like that. I’m going to beat the shit out of him when we see him.” Looking up at the guys in the front, they have been with me just as long as Hunter has and I know they would never do this.
    “That guy is really messed in the head. And he really did a number on her. Is she going to be OK?" Gus asks. Gus looks back at Egypt then to me.
    “She’s going to be sore that’s for sure, but it doesn’t seem like anything is broken,” I say. “We heading to the state line? A place where we can stay for the night?” I ask.
    Luke, the driver, speaks up, “Yep, a few guys headed there a few hours ago are getting the camp set up.”
    Looking down to Egypt, she’s sleeping. It’s better this way really, she needs the rest. Taking a piece of stray hair, I move it behind her ear. Her hand slowly wraps around my stomach. I