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and find a
broken man on the edge of death. I closed my eyes and cried. The tears were
few. They washed the blood and dirt from my face in thin streaks. I passed out.
Hours. Days. I don’t know how long. I was starving, hurting, dying. I just had
to survive a little longer. Outlaw was coming. I had to keep breathing for a few more days. When I peeled my eyelids open,
I’d stare out into darkness. Nothing. No one. I was so fucking alone. It hurt
too much to stay awake. I closed my eyes.
    “Liam.”
    The
voice was a mere whisper. After such a long time in the silence, I thought
maybe I imagined it. Then someone was moving me. Pushing me onto my back. The
pain was so intense that I forgot how to breathe. It made me open my eyes, though. Only a sliver because my head
hurt too much. All my energy went into that single motion and I found a pair of
striking brown eyes staring back. I knew those eyes. “Outlaw.” I couldn’t talk
much. The word was a feeble sound, but he
pulled me to him. At least I’d get to die in Knox’s arms. My outlaw. My love.
The man that never gave up. I inhaled sharply and the darkness of death pulled me
from his grasp.
    “Liam.”
     
    “Liam.”
    I jerked awake liked I’d been shot.
My whole body shoved upward in the seat. The dream fell away slowly. There was
no darkness here. Light, lots of light. I stared into Reilly’s eyes . “What?”
    “We’re here.”
    Oh. Well, fuck. Reilly wrapped
around me from behind when I stood. His arms hung low, his hands rested below
my belly button. I savored his touch as the ramp opened, slowly lowering to the
ground. It was the beginning of winter on Earth. The breeze that drifted in was
cold but fresh. I inhaled deeply. Not all things on Earth were bad. Maybe I had
to try to focus on that instead of the bloody events. The oxygen wasn’t run
through filters or generators like on Mars. It was amazing to just breathe in.
The smell was subtle, like pine and fresh dirt. It was brown here, by the way.
Not red like on our planet.
    The ramp touched down. “You ready?”
    “Nope,” I mumbled but followed
Outlaw down the ramp anyway. Reilly clung to me like a fucking annoying flea. I
loved him for it. The prison looked as it always did. A large, high fence
around a cave opening. That hole led to stairs, cells, memories. This flat area
was where the ships landed, bringing more unfortunate souls. There was a single
boulder. Nothing more. I watched the entrance, flinching as the wind pelted me
with soft dirt. There was nothing in there. There were no beasts. Valentine had
let them go into the world before he returned to Mars. Oh, they were out there
but behind a sturdy fence. I doubt they’d remember I killed one of them anyway.
    “Okay?” Outlaw glanced at me.
    I gave a nod. My voice didn’t seem
to work at the moment.
    “We’re going to walk through that
prison while Reilly sets up a few things.”
    I swallowed hard. Back into the
prison? Reilly let go of me. He kissed my cheek and then ruffled some stray
sand out of his hair. Outlaw reached out and I grasped his hand. We walked to
the entrance where piles of dirt were beginning to form. I wondered if, in a few years, the entrance would be
hidden, reclaimed by nature. Outlaw took the first step inside and tugged me
along with him.
    I was back in the place of my
nightmares. Only this time, there would be no running.

Chapter Four
     
    The prison was remarkably … empty.
Prisoners were cleared out when I was rescued, all returning to Mars. Cells
were vacant. Rain had seeped into the
lower levels and filled the mines, forming an underground lake. If we’d still
been here, a lot of prisoners would have drowned . The meal room was turned over chairs
and tables. Nothing stirred. No evil force reached out the grab me. It was
surreal and yet it helped. Truly it did. Those phantom creatures in my dreams
had no hold. This prison was void of life and I vowed to forget them. It would
take time, but I wouldn’t let