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He moves in close again and cups my cheek. He waits for me to meet his eyes and says,

“You are mine Brynn. Mine.”

I shudder at the word unable to look away from him. And he pulls me into a bear hug that wipes away all my inhibitions and I lean into him.

Escape

Declan

The alarm sounds and I’m on my feet before I realize what I’m doing. Brynn is sleeping through it which is a fucking miracle.

I run to the kitchen and silence the damn thing and head to the lab. I wake up the laptop and an email message is waiting from my mole. The message says nothing, just latitude and longitude coordinates, and no instructions. I write them down and shove the paper into my rucksack.

It’s dark outside and I’ve not seen any other movement on the street. Brynn and I have been packed for days. We are as ready as we’ll ever be, except for the newly found tension that stretches between us.

I’m hoping after our talk last night that she can push past it, at least for now. But this couldn’t have come at a worse time. We are about to hurdle ourselves into a small car with the devil reincarnate motherfucker for the next few days. I don’t need him needling in between us and making things worse.

Yesterday was a really bad fucking day. I’m feeling raw and tender. And I have no doubt that today has the potential to be worse.

I get back in bed with Brynn and hold on to her. We only have a few hours left before our world changes again.

I want to wake her up, my dick is very interested, but it’s not the right move. I have a tight feeling in my chest that seems to have taken up permanent residence and I’m reluctant to examine the specific concerns that put it there. So, I listen to her breathe and wait for her to open her eyes.

Knox softly knocks on our bungalow door in the early morning hours. He pulled up in a sleek hybrid car that looks like it’s the size of a tuna fish can.

So much for traveling in comfort. It’s going to be cramped, which would be lovely if it were only Brynn and me. I’d love to be stuck in close quarters with her, have her scent swirl around me and talk about anything and everything.

I miss her terribly, but I feel like we may have turned a corner last night. I need to make time to talk to her about myself, what I inherently want to give to her because of who I am.

I need to tell her that I’ll give her what she wants and needs, and I’ll always respect her boundaries and limits because I need her to always trust me. She’s willing to accept my protection but more apprehensive about me taking care of her. We are going to need to find our happy medium pretty quickly.

I load our stuff into the car and realize that there isn’t enough room for me in the trunk and all our stuff. Fuck. I mean, I wasn’t looking forward to my short ride back here, but I don’t know how else he expects to get me out of the camp.

I should park myself in the car now so they can’t leave without me.Is that the plan?

Brynn steps up next to me, and fury wreaks havoc on her pretty face as she comes to the same conclusion.

Motherfucker has no idea that he just stepped into a stinky pile of shit. I follow on her heels into the bungalow, because I want a front seat for this.

Brynn gets in Knox’s face and immediately begins whisper shouting. She even spits in his face and I have to stop myself from dancing a jig.

“What the fuck is that barbie car out there? How are we supposed to get out of here Knox! I knew it! I knew you would fuck everything up. I’m not going. I’d rather rot here for the rest of my life. You can FUCK RIGHT OFF! For fucks sake! I knew you were an asshole, but I had no idea that you are a fucking idiot asshole. You know I’m not leaving here without Declan, that’s non-negotiable. I thought I’d made that clear. How much clearer do I need to fucking make it Knox!”

I’m still reeling at the mention of “barbie car” much less everything else she’s said. I can feel pride glowing out of my face. She may be a pain in my ass, but she’s my pain in the ass. My princess just does it for me. There will be epic funishments given to my princess if we get out of this in one piece.

Knox smirks.

“Are you done?”

I have to jump and grab a hold of Brynn because she flies on up at him like a rabid monkey in a banana tree, and fuck we still need him.

“Brynn, baby calm down. I swear to God at my first opportunity I will bust his face in, but now is not the time.”

I swear I hear her teeth grinding together. We will both need a visit to the dentist when we get done with Knox.

Knox pulls fatigues out of his bag and hands them over to me.

“You will be my military escort, your badge and papers are in the jacket pocket. I have papers for Brynn.”

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