In the Arms of a Hero by Barton Beverly

Author:Barton, Beverly [Barton, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1999-09-06T05:00:00+00:00

Victoria left La Luz reluctantly, despite the fact that she knew she couldn’t do any more for little Bella than the women of the village. Without the equipment in a prenatal unit, only God could keep the tiny infant alive. So the most Victoria could do, under the circumstances, was pray.

From now until she returned home, her top priority was doing whatever was necessary to keep Quinn and her alive. That meant a trek down the mountain and through the treacherous jungle. The roads, even the minor dirt trails, would be more likely pathways for the rebel soldiers. Another part of surviving meant obeying Quinn’s orders, no matter what. She had promised herself that she wouldn’t argue with his authority, ever again. Nothing and no one was going to interfere with their reaching Gurabo as soon as possible.

Their journey down the eastern slope of Mt. Simona began smoothly. And despite the clouds to the north, the day was sunny. Quinn found a descending spiral trial and followed it for several miles, then the path led to an open road, which he wanted to avoid. So he chose to hack a new path through the jungle. Having to clear a walkway as they traveled slowed them down considerably.

The monkeys and birds, common to the jungle, eluded Victoria’s gaze while she concentrated on keeping pace with Quinn as they became immersed in the mountainside forest. Occasionally a small lizard darted across their path or large morpho butter-flies fluttered by, their iridescent blue wings like glass in the sunlight.

They took frequent breaks, for which she was grateful, and knew those rest stops were for her sake and not Quinn’s. He seemed to possess superhuman strength and an inexhaustible supply of energy. She supposed both were a result of years of experience and routine training to keep in top physical shape.

With the sun’s position in the sky announcing high noon even before Quinn checked his watch, Victoria began searching for a place where they could stop. As if she had conjured up the spot, a clearing appeared in front of them. Upon closer inspection they found the ruins of an old building. Numerous stones lay in haphazard disarray around the few feet of the structure that remained intact. Grass, heavy vines and small shrubs appeared to be doing their best to reclaim the crumbling mass.

She waited patiently while Quinn checked the area for unwelcome snakes. One wall, now only a couple of feet high, seemed fairly sturdy when Quinn tested it, so they removed their backpacks, propped their rifles against the wall and sat on the uneven ledge. They drank from their canteens, but since neither of them were hungry, they decided to wait until later to eat.

Victoria excused herself and went several feet into the thicket. She glanced around hurriedly, then went about her business. Just as she pulled up her pants, she heard a noise.

“Quinn?” she whispered.

No response. But there was the noise again, as if someone or something was scampering over the underbrush.

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