The Hideaway: A Backwoods Justice Series novella by Rena Marin

Author:Rena Marin [Marin, Rena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crazy Ink
Published: 2021-09-05T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Over the past two years, I’ve tried not to think back on the pain I felt during that hellacious ordeal. The barbed wire, the damage to my feet, being stabbed, all of it stayed in the back of my mind. Now, with my leg threatening to keep me from walking off this mountain, I’m remembering every ache and pain.

I’m also noticing that it’s hard to walk quietly with a walking stick and limp. Before the trap, we were barely making any noise. Now, everything in the woods can hear me. I hate to admit it, but I’m a liability.

“Dean, we need to stop a minute.”

He doesn’t say anything. All he does is move past me to find a good spot for me to sit down. Once he has a place he feels comfortable, he comes back and scoops me up to carry me over. With a kiss to my forehead, he sets me on a large rock then kneels in front of me.

“Let me check it.”

I slap at his hand. “No, let it be. I can’t handle you tying that back up again. It hurts too much. It’ll be fine until you go get help.”

His head whips up at me the moment the words leave my mouth.

“Yeah, you heard me,” I tell him then smile. “I can’t do this. I’m need to hide somewhere while you go for help.”

“I’m not leaving you.”

“Trust me, I don’t want to be left. I also don’t want you out there in those woods, but I’m slowing you down. You could already be half-way off this mountain if it wasn’t for me. It’s our best shot. It’s our only shot.”

“Baby, I can’t…”

“Yes, you can. I know you want to protect me, Dean. This is the best way to do it. If you can get help up here quick enough, they won’t have time to do anything to me. I’ll stay quiet. They’ll never find me.”

“I don’t like it. Why don’t you just let me carry you?”

“If you try that, you can’t shoot, you’ll be slower, and eventually you’ll get too tired. It’s not the smart play. This is.”

“Goddammit, Sis.”

“I love you,” I whisper in hopes of calming him down. “And I trust you. I know you’ll get help.”

His head nods slowly. I don’t care how dark it is, I know there’s indecision in his eyes. Dean is loyal. He’s been loyal to me before we became a couple. The idea of leaving me behind has never been a favorite of his. It was like that when I tagged along behind him and his friends when they would play football. He swore up and down I’d get hurt but leaving me out hurt him as much as it did me.

“Okay, I’ll do it. I don’t want to leave you sitting here though. We’ve made too much noise. I need to scout a good spot. Will you be alright for a few minutes?”

“Yeah, just hurry.”

“Of course,” he chuckles then takes off at a light jog out of sight.

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