The Selected (The Selected Series, Book 1) by Hope Rebecca

Author:Hope, Rebecca [Hope, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-03-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12I woke up with a jolt and my eyes snapped open. I sucked in a breath and held it. Then I remembered where I was—still in a cave with Levi, Diego, Ethan, and two dead soldiers. Still safe.

I sat up and looked around. Levi slept about ten feet away from me. Ethan laid next to him. Diego sat at the entrance to the cave, keeping watch. It looked like there were maybe a few hours of daylight left.

I got up slowly and stretched the stiffness out of my tired muscles. Last night’s running had certainly taken its toll. I walked over and sat next to Diego to peer out the cave. It looked like someone had done a little more clean-up work. The entrance to the cave looked a whole lot more natural, and the bloody messes were well hidden.

Diego looked over at me and smiled. “Sleep well?”

I noticed the dark circles under his eyes. “As well as you can in a cave,” I replied. “Have you seen anyone else?”

Diego shook his head and returned his gaze to outside the cave. “I haven’t seen anyone, but a couple hours ago I heard something—distant yelling. Could hardly hear it.” He set his jaw and continued scanning the landscape.

“It worries me,” I said quietly. And it did. I’m sure the men I killed had called for backup on their radios. And even if they hadn’t, someone would be looking for us … and for their fallen comrades.

“I know,” Diego agreed. “But this forest is huge. They could search a reasonable radius for days and not find us.”

“How did you find us?” I asked.

“It was part of the plan. The Underground scouts located and marked dozens of hiding spots on the maps. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy to rescue you.”

“What’s the plan now?” I looked back over my shoulder at Levi. Obviously we couldn’t run with an injured man.

“You and I are going to leave at nightfall. Ethan stays with Levi.”

I nodded and stared out the cave. It made sense. If we all sat here, then we were all sitting ducks if those other men ever found us. We didn’t have enough food to just sit here for days, waiting for help that may nor may not come. Even if the Underground sent more rescuers out when we didn’t meet at the rendezvous point, they wouldn’t know where we were holed up. They’d have to search dozens of hideouts.

I felt a twinge of guilt. Everyone in the search party was in danger because of me. Levi lay wounded because of me.

I reached out to touch Diego’s arm. He turned his head to look at me. “Why are you all risking your lives for me?” I had asked Levi this same question before, but he said I would find out when we got back. I felt curious and impatient.

Diego pursed his lips slightly as he looked deeply into my eyes. It was almost as if he was weighing what to tell me or how much to tell me.

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