Rebecca York - Moon 09 by Ghost Moon

Author:Ghost Moon [Moon, Ghost]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-07-28T18:48:10.360000+00:00

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“All right,” Griffin agreed.

“Steph can go with you. He’s a

good man.”

Steph turned out to be the leader

of the group that had

am-bushedher outside the city

walls. They left at once. After the

wagon trundled out of the gate,

she made sure the driver knew

which direction to go in. Then

she and Steph rode off toward

the portal. It was a faster journey

than the one she had

completedearlier. But her heart

was pounding as they

approached the area. She wanted

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to call out to Caleb, but she knew

that was dangerous. So she kept

silent as she dismounted and led

her horse into a small stand of

stunted trees. The shadows had

lengthened, and she hurried

toward the half-standing house

where she had left Caleb. At first

she thought she had made a

mistake. Then she found the

makeshift ropes she had used to

tie him up. They were lying on

the ground.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

“He was rightthere,” Quinn

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said, pointing to the spot that was

now empty of anything but the

dry leaves she’d piled there. “I

tied him up, but he got free and

wandered off.”

“Or somebody cut him loose.

Slavers, maybe,” Steph said

helpfully.

She struggled to damp down the

sick feeling rising in her throat.

“We have to look for him.”

Steph glanced around. “We

should split up. But be

carefulthat nobody scoops you

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up.”

“I will. And watch out. In his

current state, Caleb’s

dangerous.”

Steph snorted, and started off to

the left. He had gone only a few

yards when a figure leaped out

from behind a wall and landed on

the soldier’s back.

It was Caleb, and he wrapped

his arm around Steph’s neck in a

choke hold.

Quinn ran toward them.

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“Caleb, no!”

He grunted and brought Steph

to his knees.

She whacked him across the

shoulder. “Get off. You’re going

to kill him. ”

“No. I’m here to help you,” he

panted. “The colonel’s goingto

kill you.”

She didn’t have time to figure

out what that meant, she only

knew she had to save Steph’s

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life.

She grabbed Caleb by the hair

and gave a mighty yank. He

cried out and whirled toward her.

Steph reared up.

“Don’t hurt him,” Quinn

screamed.

But the soldier had already

brought his fist down on the back

of Caleb’s head. He went limp.

“Great Mother, no!” Quinn cried

as she ran to Caleb. He was

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breathing, but his face had turned

pale. “You hurt him!”

“He was going to kill me.”

“Yes. I’m sorry, but he doesn’t

know what he’s doing.”

Steph ran back to his horse,

opened his saddlebag and

returnedwith a shirt and rope.

First they put the shirt on Caleb.

Then Steph tied him up again.

This time, Quinn was sure he

wasn’t going to get away.

“You stay with him. I’ll go back

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for the wagon.”

“Yes. Thanks.”

She sat down, propped her back

against the wall, and gathered

Caleb to her so that his head

rested in her lap.

Tenderly, she stroked his face.

“Caleb. It’s me. It’s Quinn.

You’re going to be all right.”

She kept her gaze on him.

“Wake up. Tell me you

recognizeme. Caleb, I love you,”

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she whispered.

He didn’t speak, and she fought

back tears.

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