heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to jump out of my chest.
“A member of my team is a mile out in the same direction I’d planned to take you,” he replied, pulling me in front of him and turning me to the left. “She spotted a convoy headed this way.”
He nudged me forward until we were standing next to a large tree. “What kind of convoy?”
“She couldn’t get close enough to tell without running the risk of giving her position away. All I know is that three vehicles are heading in as fast as they can on the shitty ass road,”—he stopped to point over his shoulder—“about a quarter of a mile that way. The road dumps straight into the compound, so this has to be their destination. And we can’t afford to be here when they arrive.”
The answer seemed obvious to me. “Then let’s go meet up with your friend and get the heck out of here.”
“We can’t.” His tone brooked no room for argument, not like I was going to disagree anyway. He was the expert here. “It would take us too long to reach her, and that’s the direction they’re most likely to assume we’ve gone since the closest town is that way. She’s already on her way to warn the other two men I brought with me, and we’re moving to plan D.”
“Plan D?” What happened to B and C?
“We’re going to circle part-way around the camp and head into the deepest part of the jungle.”
I swatted yet another bug away from my neck and cringed at the idea of spending even more time in this God forsaken jungle. “Okay.” My voice shook with fear, and Brecken reacted by bending down to stare straight into my eyes while reaching for my hand and giving it a squeeze.
“As long as we’re careful to limit the tracks we leave behind, this is the last route they’ll expect us to take because it’s the hardest and longest one.”
Hard and long. My gaze dropped to his crotch and then I lowered it to the ground like that was what I’d intended all along. Geesh! What was it about this guy that was making my hormones go crazy? He was talking about marching me through the jungle in my weakened state for who knew how long, and I’d actually taken the time to check out his package. It was official—either I was an idiot or I really did have a white knight complex.
“Stay right here.” He squeezed my hand one more time before letting go and pulling my nightshirt from his pack. “I’m going to lay a false trail but it will only take a few minutes.”
Watching him walk away was one of the hardest things I’d ever done. I wanted to beg him to take me with him, to let me help. The only thing holding me back was the knowledge that I wouldn’t be any help to him at all, only a hindrance. Freezing my muscles in place, I closed my eyes and thought about the periodic table of elements. It was something I’d taken to doing since I’d been taken. For some odd reason, reciting it in my mind helped to calm me down each time I’d started to freak out. It wasn’t until I’d reached Iodine that I felt his hand on my elbow and opened my eyes again.
“Ready?”
I nodded swiftly.
“I won’t lie to you, the next couple days are going to be tough as hell, but I’m going to get you through this and back home safe and sound.”
Safe and sound was an excellent concept, but I didn’t think a place like that existed for me anymore. I wasn’t sure how much he knew about my dad’s business, so I kept my mouth shut and offered him a weak smile instead.
He turned away from me and placed my hand on his lower back, his body heat warming my hand once again. “Stay right behind me.”
“You’re not about to lose me. I’ll follow you anywhere you take me.”
Chapter 3
Brecken
B lood pumped through my veins at her vow. My brain knew it was motivated by my rescue of her, but my cock didn’t give a damn why she’d said it. He wanted her to follow him straight to the nearest flat surface. I glanced at the ground and shook my head. Or
“A member of my team is a mile out in the same direction I’d planned to take you,” he replied, pulling me in front of him and turning me to the left. “She spotted a convoy headed this way.”
He nudged me forward until we were standing next to a large tree. “What kind of convoy?”
“She couldn’t get close enough to tell without running the risk of giving her position away. All I know is that three vehicles are heading in as fast as they can on the shitty ass road,”—he stopped to point over his shoulder—“about a quarter of a mile that way. The road dumps straight into the compound, so this has to be their destination. And we can’t afford to be here when they arrive.”
The answer seemed obvious to me. “Then let’s go meet up with your friend and get the heck out of here.”
“We can’t.” His tone brooked no room for argument, not like I was going to disagree anyway. He was the expert here. “It would take us too long to reach her, and that’s the direction they’re most likely to assume we’ve gone since the closest town is that way. She’s already on her way to warn the other two men I brought with me, and we’re moving to plan D.”
“Plan D?” What happened to B and C?
“We’re going to circle part-way around the camp and head into the deepest part of the jungle.”
I swatted yet another bug away from my neck and cringed at the idea of spending even more time in this God forsaken jungle. “Okay.” My voice shook with fear, and Brecken reacted by bending down to stare straight into my eyes while reaching for my hand and giving it a squeeze.
“As long as we’re careful to limit the tracks we leave behind, this is the last route they’ll expect us to take because it’s the hardest and longest one.”
Hard and long. My gaze dropped to his crotch and then I lowered it to the ground like that was what I’d intended all along. Geesh! What was it about this guy that was making my hormones go crazy? He was talking about marching me through the jungle in my weakened state for who knew how long, and I’d actually taken the time to check out his package. It was official—either I was an idiot or I really did have a white knight complex.
“Stay right here.” He squeezed my hand one more time before letting go and pulling my nightshirt from his pack. “I’m going to lay a false trail but it will only take a few minutes.”
Watching him walk away was one of the hardest things I’d ever done. I wanted to beg him to take me with him, to let me help. The only thing holding me back was the knowledge that I wouldn’t be any help to him at all, only a hindrance. Freezing my muscles in place, I closed my eyes and thought about the periodic table of elements. It was something I’d taken to doing since I’d been taken. For some odd reason, reciting it in my mind helped to calm me down each time I’d started to freak out. It wasn’t until I’d reached Iodine that I felt his hand on my elbow and opened my eyes again.
“Ready?”
I nodded swiftly.
“I won’t lie to you, the next couple days are going to be tough as hell, but I’m going to get you through this and back home safe and sound.”
Safe and sound was an excellent concept, but I didn’t think a place like that existed for me anymore. I wasn’t sure how much he knew about my dad’s business, so I kept my mouth shut and offered him a weak smile instead.
He turned away from me and placed my hand on his lower back, his body heat warming my hand once again. “Stay right behind me.”
“You’re not about to lose me. I’ll follow you anywhere you take me.”
Chapter 3
Brecken
B lood pumped through my veins at her vow. My brain knew it was motivated by my rescue of her, but my cock didn’t give a damn why she’d said it. He wanted her to follow him straight to the nearest flat surface. I glanced at the ground and shook my head. Or
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