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I'd been out of line with the slap, but I'd reacted out of hurt because…… because I'd grown rather close to Colt and it had especially hurt to hear lanced around the jungle environment and not for the first time I admitted to myself how much I wished that he was here

I heard waves I was near a beach again?

I was pretty sure that I hadn't gotten turned around when I'd run away froht line The only explanation for the sound of water was that this was an island or that the landmass was unusually thin here

Within ten e I'd approached the edge with caution, because I'd heard activity and the last thing I wanted was to end up being caught by pirates

Peering through the foliage I saw that I had stu ships at that and they weren't pirate ships It was a navy of sole onto the beach I walked toward the water debating about what to do

Soht my eye down the beach and I saw men in the uniforms of sailors further down its expanse I raised et their attention, when so me to the sand

The attacking force was that of a man of that much I was sure I actually felt a momentary relief that it wasn't a dinosaur or so beast

I bit into the hand across led to break free of the oppressive clasp of my unknown assailant At almost the same ers that I was biting I also s and cole to be free, as I realized that it was Colt that held me Why had he attackedfrom him as he continued to hold me co his breathing to shallow rasps for air and instinctively Ion?

What had I er?

Where we lay on the beach was behind a blon palm tree, but I could partially see under the downed tree at one spot The sailors I had seen and had been about to call out to had come closer to us