Surviving Redemption: A Romantic Thriller (Survivors' Justice Book 1) by D.L. Roan

Author:D.L. Roan [Roan, D.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Copyright © 2015 D.L. Roan
Published: 2013-10-14T18:30:00+00:00

Seventeen

As she waited in the stolen, dilapidated jeep for Grant to return, Thalia reached up and scratched her scalp. Her entire body itched, and the funk wafting from her dirty clothes was nothing less than disgusting. She’d never craved for a shower so badly in her life. She didn’t once question her sanity as she imagined herself wrestling the crocodiles out of her way if they by chance passed a decent stream before they found a place to crash.

Her eyes closed against the hot sun which had sliced its way across the sky and now teetered on the edge of the horizon, mocking her undeniable thirst and withered skin. She would have wandered around in that godforsaken brush for a month before eventually dying of dehydration at best if Grant hadn’t followed her. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Depressingly, yet again, he’d been right. The decision to leave was reckless on so many levels, but she had panicked and wasn’t thinking straight at all. Aside from her complete lack of wilderness survival training, he’d also pointed out that several of her wounds were still fresh enough to attract a predator’s attention from a mile away. Thank you once again, Captain Obvious-To-Everyone-But-Me.

The terrain they’d hiked through to get to anything even resembling a road was nothing like what she’d imagined when she map searched it on Grant’s computer. The brush was eight feet tall in some places with huge muddy ponds surrounded by animals she’d only seen in pictures. It was a wonder anything could smell their scent over the wild animal stench that permeated the open air, but Grant was careful to lead them in a wide circle around the gathering animals, which seemed to make their trek through the wilderness a never ending venture. She’d been a nervous wreck when they passed the first pond, scared to even breathe. Of course, almost passing out from lack of oxygen every ten steps hadn’t worked too well either. She didn’t think she would ever miss that crazy monkey, but by the time they passed the third group of rhinos and Grant had pointed out a lion pacing in the not too distant brush, she craved Winston’s silliness and hint of domestication.

Voices in the distance caught her attention, and she opened her eyes to see Grant approaching the car from the ramshackle roadside market, a man who she presumed to be the owner waving him off. Her eyes were drawn to Grant’s wide shoulders and thick chest. She studied how stealthily he moved. Even walking next to him in the brush, she’d rarely heard him make a sound. How was that possible?

She lowered her gaze to her lap and shook her head at her own clumsiness and naivety. For the last year and a half she’d known what it was like to be hunted and stalked by Jauhar and Hamisi. Even compared to the leopard they were amateurs. When measured against Grant, they were more like schoolyard bullies. If she’d ever had a doubt, it was now buried with what was left of her long lost pride.

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