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The guy laughed "I never liked you, Davies, but you’ve got good taste in sluts Now back off" The knife pricked her harder

She gritted her teeth He wouldn’t get a noise froain She aze and spoke directly to him "I’d rather die than let him take me My choice My body" Know that I mean this, my love

Sam’s face blanked of all expression

"Shut that yap" Aaron put his hand over her face--her nose and led, Aaron yelled at Z, "Back the fuck up Now"

Blackness danced in her head But as thein the darkness, Aaron removed his hand from her face

Air She heaved in a breath, another

As Aaron dragged her beside hi in her wanted one last look at her Sa, Sa away, Saret swept over her, colder than the dying wind The rain had stopped, but water dripped froether? Why had she let Sam retreat from her? Now those few days had been wasted, precious jewels of time tossed away

And her hope of htened If the slaver got her to the parking lot, then--but only then--she’d give up She’d jam her neck on the knife herself I’ive ain would she be a slave

SAM’S RAGE HAD disappeared, driven down to a hard ball in his gut, waiting to explode As his mind frantically turned over plan after plan, his heart slowed, his blood turned to ice

Linda walked on Aaron’s right, his right hand curled around her left upper arainst the left side of her throat The bastard was fully a head taller than Linda was

There was no surefire plan None No tiet weapons, which Z undoubtedly had upstairs Aaron hadto die--and kill Linda first

Saet her free that wouldn’t risk her life She just had to hang in there

"My body My choice" She’d spoken clearly Bluntly She’d rather die

He saw only one slis If his actions killed her…he’d slaughter the bastard and follow Damned if he wouldn’t

Once back in the shadows, Sam slipped over to Z He’d need space and darkness But the approach to the mansion’s side door was lit with solar la for the front of the Shadowlands was electrical Without power, there were no lights

Z’s eyes were black in the diood way to take him out before he kills her We can try, but I doubt she’d survive "

"I want to take hiht and dark "You ate Follow him Noisy Keep his attention on you"

"And?"

Sam unsnapped the bullwhip froether, Linda fought the restraints She needed--needed--to push the knife away With every step, she felt the cold ed to the side to escape his hold, but his hand was big and his grip on her arain, whether by accident or anger, and now his grip squeezed her upper arainst her bone

Helpless Her jaw clenched against the screaht until her options were gone She let her weight sag and dragged her feet to round

He didn’t want to die She felt the tremor of the knife on her neck But she’d heard the spiteful resolve in his voice He’d kill the shook her body I don’t want to die either But she would Oh yes Even knohat her death would do to Saive her Eventually The slaver had no intentions of letting her go free; the only question would be when she’d die

And she’d be the one to decide when She wouldn’t get into a car with hi lot… Well, at that point, she’d et would be a dead one

"Fucking cunt,her forward The knife never rimace Maybe he’d trip and kill her by accident

"I’ll open the side gate for you," Master Z’s voice carunted, turning away from the door into the clubrooate open

As Aaron pulled Linda through, leaving the solar lights in the Capture Gardens behind, darkness surrounded theone out with the power