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need a few hours
to rest.” Viper apologized as she pushed him back until he was lying flat on
the ground on the sleeping bag.
    He struggled to focus on her as she
stood back up and chuckled at him. “It’s understandable; you're pretty beaten
up. I’m actually impressed that you made it this far without collapsing sooner.
Just get some rest. We can’t leave until tomorrow anyway.”
    Viper closed his eyes and listened
as she moved quietly around the cave for a few minutes. He knew when she
extinguished the strange yellow light and heard her move towards the cave
opening.  
    When she didn’t move for several
minutes, Viper knew that was where she would stay while he rested. She would
keep watch to make sure he was safe. He knew without a doubt that she would
keep her word.
    Because Viper knew her. Maybe not
the woman she was, but he knew her soul as well as he knew his own, and he knew
he needed to heal as quickly as he could in order to get her to safety, to
Dread and Ratoka.
    Because she shouldn’t exist. She
shouldn’t be here. He needed to find out, not only how the hell this was
possible, but what the hell he was supposed to do with her now.  

 
    Chapter
Three
    Lara waited until she heard the
deep, even breathing of the strange man before opening the bag she’d carried
with her to the cave entrance.
    Pulling out the leather knife
sheath, she carefully placed it between her teeth and bit down, testing its strength.
Satisfied with the give in the leather, she kept it in her mouth as she opened
the bottle of alcohol with her right hand and set it aside.
    Lara unbuttoned her shirt and
sucked in a deep breath as she moved the material off her shoulder. Grabbing
the bottle of alcohol, she quickly poured it over both sides of her shoulder
before she could change her mind.
    She silently gasped for air as the
burning pain slammed into her senses, causing her hand to shake so hard she
dropped the bottle on the floor of the cave.
    Lara bit down hard on the leather
sheath as she struggled to fight the black spots filling her vision and the
scream that threatened to explode from her throat. She fought to take slow,
deep breaths and shuddered slightly when the pain finally eased enough for her
to continue.
    She made quick work of bandaging
both sides as best as she could with one hand before stashing everything back
into the small bag and buttoning her shirt again.
    Holding the bottle of water between
her legs, Lara opened it with her right hand and set the cap aside. She popped
open two of the packs of pain reliever and downed them at one time along with
half the bottle of water. She’d take some antibiotics once she got to the
cabin, she thought.
    She was lucky. Very lucky. The
bullet not only went through; it hadn’t broken any bones that she could tell.
Lara squeezed her left hand into a loose fist and winced at the pain that shot
up her arm. She could use it if she had to, she thought, but it wouldn’t be
fun. 
    Leaning her head back against the
rocky wall, she closed her eyes for a minute. She was exhausted. More so than
she normally would be, even with the extra activity and change in destination.
Shaking her head, Lara listened to the sounds of the forest.
    She could tell by the subtle sounds
that they were alone and hadn’t been found. Yet. The quick response of those choppers
told her that whoever Viper was they wanted him pretty badly and had no
intention of giving up on finding him anytime soon.
    However, she was having a hard time
taking the leap that he was one of those people, like John, who was truly a
good person. Honestly, trying to help make the world a better place and do the
right thing. People like that were rare in this world.
    Lara didn’t have the kind of luck
that would drop someone like that in her lap. Someone she could trust enough to
give the tapes to, to help her find the people who killed John.
    She couldn’t deny that she felt
something for Viper. An instant connection like she had