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“No, they’re not,” I agree. “They’re monsters. We have to be careful and stay close. When the time is right, we’ll leave. All six of us. I’ll get us back to the main road where our family will be waiting. Soon, this will just be a bad memory.”
We turn quiet when Jace approaches. His stare lingers on Destiny as he tries to catch her attention. I flip him the bird and Sadie follows suit. He grumbles before stomping off to where CJ is.
“What’s wrong?” Destiny asks. “You’re tense. I can tell something’s wrong.”
For someone who can’t see, she’s always so perceptive.
“Jace. He was over here trying to get friendly. If he comes too close,” I threaten, “I’ll maim him with this stick.” I playfully poke the stick in my hands in Destiny’s side, making her stifle a giggle.
“I used to think he was a nice guy,” Destiny murmurs. “But he’s just like them.”
“They fooled us all.” I toss the stick into the fire even though it’d definitely look better in Jace’s eye. “They’re going to pay for this.”
My mind reels with all the possible ways I could hurt them. It keeps me entertained through the rest of dinner. It’s not until people start retiring to tents that my heart rate kicks up. I hadn’t considered sleeping arrangements until just now.
Tom rises from his log and motions for his kids, Wyatt who’s around Destiny’s age, and Olivia, who can’t be more than six or seven. His eyes burn into me. “You’re with me, kid.”
Oh, hell no.
I’m not bunking with this freak like I’m in his family.
I scramble to my feet and shake my head. “No way, creep. I’m sleeping with Sadie and Destiny.”
“Don’t worry,” a deep voice says from behind me. “He’s not allowed to touch you.”
Hearing CJ behind me doesn’t comfort me. In fact, it has me trembling in fear. His hands are strong as he grabs my wrists, jerking them behind me. I attempt to fight him off, but Tom joins the fray, easily manhandling me into submission while CJ ties me up.
He’s not allowed to touch you.
The traitor’s promise is the only thing that’s stopping me from losing my mind right now.
He’s not allowed to touch you.
But for how long?
I don’t even want to think about it.
Raegan.
Oh God.
The panic in her voice has me rising to my feet. I can’t exactly see where she’s at, but I hear a struggle happening nearby, followed by her bellowing.
I have to help her.
Stumbling toward the sound, I make my way to my sister, uncaring of the consequences. She needs me and I’ll do my best to protect her. As soon as I’m near, I can tell she’s being dragged away by the big man, Tom.
“Let her go!” I shout, lunging for him.
He easily shoves me back and I nearly fall into the fire. I right my feet again, surging forward. Before I can reach him, someone grabs me by my hair on the back of my head. I cry out in shock, stunned at the sudden pain on my scalp.
“That,” Logan snarls from behind me, his body pressing against my backside, “is against the rules. A man never intervenes when a woman is receiving her punishment.”
What?
I start to struggle, but his other strong hand grabs hold of my bicep and squeezes to the point of excruciating pain. My whole body freezes.
“Logan, you’re hurting me,” I croak out.
