The Captain's Conquest by Baganz Susan M.;

Author:Baganz, Susan M.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2018-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

19

Jared spat dirt out of his mouth. His heartbeat accelerated, and his hands became clammy. His shoulders ached from the angle at which they had been tied behind him.

“Jared?”

Lucy’s voice. She was here. She was safe. For now. He had a job to do. He mustn’t forget. “I’m here,” he croaked through the tightening in his throat.

She was by his side. “I need you to sit up.”

“What are you thinking, Luce?” Michael stood off to the side. Thumps indicated he was testing the size of the room with his boot as he walked around its interior walls.

She whispered, “There is a knife in my right boot. If one of you could slide it out we could cut our bonds.”

“Hopefully without lopping off a finger or two,” Michael quipped.

Jared struggled to his knees. Lucy brought her boot between his legs and he was able to touch the top and lift out the knife. “Got it.”

“Good. I’ll take it from you and cut your ropes first.” Lucy dropped to her knees behind him.

“Are you sure this is a good idea? Aren’t ladies supposed to go first?” Jared whimpered, ashamed of the fear that terrorized him.

“You need to be free. Breathe deep.”

He did as she bid. The knife was taken from his grip. It touched his bound hands and the ropes.

She labored for a time, the only sound the friction of the knife against the rope and Michael’s boot, still hitting the walls.

The rope loosened. He pulled, rolled his shoulders, and stretched them to ease the ache. “Good job, sprite.” He turned to cut hers and stood to do Michael’s.

When they were finished, Lucy hid the knife back in her boot.

Lucy stood by Jared and placed her hand on his forearm. He trembled. “You will be fine, Jared. I need you to be strong. We will get through this.”

Michael stepped close. “The room is small. The walls are dirt. I can touch the ceiling and it is wood. My guess is we are under the cellar of some estate.”

“So, what do we do now?” Lucy asked.

~*~

Lucy’s words bounced around in Jared’s mind.

What do we do?

What do we do?

What do we do?

Her touch brought him back from the brink of the madness he feared. How would he get through this without humiliating himself? She had no idea how his body had been tortured but his mind still bore gaping wounds.

“Will you give us what we want?”

“No.” Jared gritted his teeth in anticipation of the punishment to come. He despised these men. Not a very ‘Christian’ thing to do and he prayed for the ability to forgive but the pain continued and his heart shriveled up inside of him. Life no longer held any attraction. Better to die here, for his country, than to survive this having failed his mission.

The most pathetic part was that he preferred his torture to the time laying in the dark, wondering and waiting for the next visit. At least they were in human form even if the Frogs lacked any decency.

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