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nal Ryland. It made the hairs on the back of my ne

the exchange. I had also underestimated Ryland and this was what it led to. He'd been suspicious on diffe

in such close range that the bullet went through the man I was using as my shield and grazed my skin. The soldiers started firin

en, but I wasn't going to die here. I wasn't going to give Ryland the satisfaction and talking of the devil, I could see him and the men following the trail I'd left with my boots from where I was crouched against. I reared up, pulling out my darts. I closed my eyes, took a deep br

en chasing after me. Checking to see what progress I'd made, I tripped down the slope before I even saw it. My gun skidd

ree standing in the center of the freaking

little cuts marred my skin, my nails were caked in mud and I wondered how'd I'd even begin to climb up the slope

with a few broken ribs. I also hoped I got Ryland, it didn't matter tho, because I was going to finish what he started once I got out of the fucking shi

y way away from the tree, following a trail that looked

nd. You're going to fucking pay for this." I

into a bear or a fucking lion. Etral forest was sai

I told myself as I kept walking, making marks on trees wi

ed out. I cursed in frustration as everywhere started getting dark. The stupid rai

ay here" I yelled at the trees, feeling

me after me all the way down the hilly slope? It was doubtful, but Ryland

nish him off if the dart I threw at him didn'

ed around my vicinity, the r

ake because I knew exactly where it

lying punch that sent him to the floor unconscious. I pulled out the dagger as more whistling reached my e

l couldn't see shit from the water th

as a fucking show sweet stuff"

e I was thinking we were going to have a boring n

ed myself for a fight that would either end with me killin

and we'll go eas

e hardening my voice. "How ab

he burly guy's neck before he even had a chance to grab me. He gasped in shock, blood spurting out of his mouth as h

thud. These were not Marion or Ryland men. Who the fuck were they? No

he air out of my lungs. Pain racked through my back and I fell onto the floor, before I was roughly grabbed, my hair pulled unt

d two of my men" h

against my cheek, so hard, that my teeth sunk into my skin

fucking t

and his face squeezed shut in disgust. I kn

n with a smile. Another punch made me feel like throwing up my guts, then it was followed by another

te to let all these delicious-looking curves die" one of the men that were holding me suggested a

hat hurtled up my chest as their boss grabbed my chin

out steadily, my voice a rough whispe

aking a threat, but all I

pussycats who can't come at me one on one. Fucking cowards, three to one

tightening until I felt he was going to break my jaw. "Is that what

" I retorted and the guy tha

snapped and I forced my mouth to rem

build blocking out the view of the mo

going to have you, and after we're done, we're going to rip you to shreds and feed you to the

u let me go a