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As my mind cleared a little more, I also noted that the second voice had mentioned…a boat?
Shit!Was I dreaming?
I listened, trying to shake my confusion enough to figure out what was going on.
We were definitely in the water. I could feel the sway of being in motion on the river.
A moment of panic seized me, but I shoved it back down.
Where were they taking me?
“She’s breathing, but her pulse is racing, and her whole body is shaking. Come on, Savannah. Talk to me. Argue with me if you want. I’ll even let you win this debate,” the first voice cajoled in a calmer tone as he lightly shook me again.
“I think she might be septic from her injuries,” voice number two replied. “I didn’t have much time to get a good look, but some of Savannah’s wounds look severely infected.”
Okay, they were usingmy name.That was…different.
Maybe I should have been terrified that I was being taken away from my previous location, but for some reason, I wasn’t anymore.
I finally recognized the fact that I was being cradled carefully on someone’s lap, a firm but gentle arm securely around my waist.
“Savannah,” the voice sounded again right next to my ear. “Torie’s worried about you. I want to be able to tell her that you’re going to be okay. Talk to me. Even if you just tell me to go to hell. I need to know that your brain is functioning.”
My entire being was shocked into paying very close attention.
Dear God, I recognizedthisvoice now.
Chase?
The possibility of Chase Durand being here in the Darien jungle was less than zero, but I couldn’t shake the instinct that itwashim holding me, begging me to wake up.
I willed my eyes to open, and they finally obeyed, but I couldn’t see anything except darkness. Everything was pitch black.
“So thirsty,” I managed to say in a voice that didn’t sound at all like my own.
My throat felt like sandpaper, and it was a relief when the person holding onto me offered me a drink.
Instinct took over and I drank, even though I couldn’t see a damn thing.
“Go slow,” the voice said, his tone sounding relieved that I’d finally opened my eyes.
I took another sip. And then another. I drank slowly until I was eventually satisfied.
“Please tell me that you’re here to take me back home,” I choked out.
“We’re here to protect you and take you home,” the slightly amused voice replied obediently.
Wait? Wasn’t that what they said in the movies when the Marines were sent in to rescue someone?
I shook my head, hoping it would shake away the confusion.
It didn’t.
“Military?” I questioned.
“Not exactly, but we used to be if that makes you feel any better.”
“Chase?” I blurted out his name without thinking. “Is that you?”
