lift because I’m lost. I have been for days. Do you have any food on you?”
Snickering, the man shouted, “I’ve found one. Over here!”
I guess this doesn’t count as escape.
Armed men began moving through the bush until she was surrounded by twelve of them, most of whom had a hungry glare in their eyes.
Jinn stood and prepared to fight for her life, sure they had more than capture in their minds. “Uh, oh, this is bad.”
When a woman stepped out of the darkness, Jinn gasped. She was stunning from head to toe and seemed vaguely familiar. Beautiful blue eyes held a mixture of sadness, hatred, and fear, yet she was obviously in charge.
“Tie her up and bring her. Watch out for others. Let’s move.”
“But, lady. I’m lost. I only need directions or a GPS to get me out of here.” Jinn could tell the woman wasn’t accustomed to being questioned by the narrowing of her eyes.
“Jose, Ramon, get to it. We have a long way to go before we reach camp.”
Two men stepped up behind Jinn and bound her hands. There was no help for it. She gave in as she couldn’t fight off that many alone. Not without a gun. Moments later they moved out. From one prison to another, somehow Jinn didn’t think she’d like this one any better than Tab’s.
Chapter Seven: Spitfire
To stand and watch as Jinn was led away by the enemy nearly broke Tab’s control, yet he was frozen in place as he stared at her captor. It was Tara, his little sister, but she seemed different somehow. Her long dark hair was held back in a thick braid the same as she usually kept it. Even the beautiful sky-blue eyes he’d known for twenty-four years were the same, however, they held a hardness and hatred he’d never seen in them before. On her left cheek was a long scar as though someone had cut her with a knife. Her expression held an air of fear and vulnerability that belied the vile glares she shot at Jinn, though he knew that only he would see them because he knew her so well.
Something drastic had changed his kind, innocent sister into a hard and angry woman. Julie had met her before, yet Tara acted as though she had no idea who Jinn was, staring at her with no small amount of hatred.
With the number of men apparently under her command, he didn’t dare step forward to confront her for fear of her getting caught in the crossfire. The relief at seeing her was enough for now. Tab followed at a distance, his eyes on both women. If not for Blackstone who caught his arm, he’d have given them away when he stepped into a rut in his path and nearly fell to his knees. He knew then that he was knee deep in trouble, but for the life of him, he wasn’t sure if it was because of his sister or Jinn.
He felt his team close in by his side and forced himself to turn his gaze away from the departing group. With hand signals, he motioned that they would follow at a distance then moved forward in silence. He hoped that Jinn would be kept alive long enough for him to rescue her. Cursing under his breath, he realized that she meant more to him than he’d thought. He sensed a strange connection to her that solidified while they were making love. She now could read his mind.
***
For hours, TT&T followed Tara’s group deeper into the forest, climbing up toward a mountainous area. Soon the ground became dry and rocky, the vegetation appeared to be burned out, and the trees were now sparse which made it difficult for the team to remain hidden from their quarry.
Tab watched as Jinn was shoved by a man and fell to her knees. To her credit, she climbed to her feet and kept going after offering him a glare of anger. With her hands tied in front of her, she was helpless to fight back.
He heard her snarl, “Keep your paws to yourself, buddy. I’m going as fast as I can.”
The man only laughed out loud and kept walking behind her. Tab tensed up and closed his fists tight with the effort of remaining in hiding and not attacking the man.
Finally, Tara called a
Snickering, the man shouted, “I’ve found one. Over here!”
I guess this doesn’t count as escape.
Armed men began moving through the bush until she was surrounded by twelve of them, most of whom had a hungry glare in their eyes.
Jinn stood and prepared to fight for her life, sure they had more than capture in their minds. “Uh, oh, this is bad.”
When a woman stepped out of the darkness, Jinn gasped. She was stunning from head to toe and seemed vaguely familiar. Beautiful blue eyes held a mixture of sadness, hatred, and fear, yet she was obviously in charge.
“Tie her up and bring her. Watch out for others. Let’s move.”
“But, lady. I’m lost. I only need directions or a GPS to get me out of here.” Jinn could tell the woman wasn’t accustomed to being questioned by the narrowing of her eyes.
“Jose, Ramon, get to it. We have a long way to go before we reach camp.”
Two men stepped up behind Jinn and bound her hands. There was no help for it. She gave in as she couldn’t fight off that many alone. Not without a gun. Moments later they moved out. From one prison to another, somehow Jinn didn’t think she’d like this one any better than Tab’s.
Chapter Seven: Spitfire
To stand and watch as Jinn was led away by the enemy nearly broke Tab’s control, yet he was frozen in place as he stared at her captor. It was Tara, his little sister, but she seemed different somehow. Her long dark hair was held back in a thick braid the same as she usually kept it. Even the beautiful sky-blue eyes he’d known for twenty-four years were the same, however, they held a hardness and hatred he’d never seen in them before. On her left cheek was a long scar as though someone had cut her with a knife. Her expression held an air of fear and vulnerability that belied the vile glares she shot at Jinn, though he knew that only he would see them because he knew her so well.
Something drastic had changed his kind, innocent sister into a hard and angry woman. Julie had met her before, yet Tara acted as though she had no idea who Jinn was, staring at her with no small amount of hatred.
With the number of men apparently under her command, he didn’t dare step forward to confront her for fear of her getting caught in the crossfire. The relief at seeing her was enough for now. Tab followed at a distance, his eyes on both women. If not for Blackstone who caught his arm, he’d have given them away when he stepped into a rut in his path and nearly fell to his knees. He knew then that he was knee deep in trouble, but for the life of him, he wasn’t sure if it was because of his sister or Jinn.
He felt his team close in by his side and forced himself to turn his gaze away from the departing group. With hand signals, he motioned that they would follow at a distance then moved forward in silence. He hoped that Jinn would be kept alive long enough for him to rescue her. Cursing under his breath, he realized that she meant more to him than he’d thought. He sensed a strange connection to her that solidified while they were making love. She now could read his mind.
***
For hours, TT&T followed Tara’s group deeper into the forest, climbing up toward a mountainous area. Soon the ground became dry and rocky, the vegetation appeared to be burned out, and the trees were now sparse which made it difficult for the team to remain hidden from their quarry.
Tab watched as Jinn was shoved by a man and fell to her knees. To her credit, she climbed to her feet and kept going after offering him a glare of anger. With her hands tied in front of her, she was helpless to fight back.
He heard her snarl, “Keep your paws to yourself, buddy. I’m going as fast as I can.”
The man only laughed out loud and kept walking behind her. Tab tensed up and closed his fists tight with the effort of remaining in hiding and not attacking the man.
Finally, Tara called a
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