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She knew MacRieve would come for her, but that was the other half of the probleht

When they reached a cah she fought the her inside, they forced her down deep into a bunker, leading her into tunnels in the earth Cold and dark Fancy that

One tunnel had a line of cells, all with solid steel doors, as if bo in this place seemed to be so One of thedoor slid open The other soldier shoved her into a barren cell, with only a cot and a toilet within She inanely re jail two hots and a cot

"You have to untie me"

"You're in no position to make demands," the leader said "Best accept your lot and prepare yourself for tonight"

"What's ," he explained, raking her with his gaze, "and you are a provision" He turned to the doorway

"Then there's nothing I can do for you," she ht And your last sight before you die will hed nervously The second lackey scowled The leader turned in a flash and backhanded her, his heavy ring catching her te to the ground Hands still bound behind her, she landed on her face

Struggling to her knees, she wiped her temple on her shoulder When she saw the blood, she cast hi to die extra bad for that"

At dusk, Bowe couldn't resist the pull of his fele - she hadn't ht with everything he was, he felt hi his earlier footfalls to her

He'd never run so fast no, there'd been one other ti scent called to hi else mattered Acres of treacherous terrain passed effortlessly beneath his feet Just a mile or so more till he found her Closer He could tell she was near yards away now, directly up the stream bank

He jerked to a stop when he reached her scent

She wasn't here

He'd locked onto her bag, her clothes So where in the hell was she? Her canteen lay off to the side - she'd never leave her boiled water Other odors caarettes He sighted boot prints in the mud Over the next rise were tire tracks Soldiers had abducted her

And Bowe knehy His claws sank into his palms

He barely detected another scent Her fear

- Punish thehtened his vulnerable hter them, every one