One sweep of those sniper’s eyes and he’s picked me apart. He’s also a man to whom lying is useless. This is a man people don’t like to disappoint. When he’s determined I’m not a threat, he straightens slowly, lowering the weapon.
They look down the barrel of the gun, taking my measure. His slate-gray eyes are meaner and fiercer than any I’ve seen. His hands are steady, black hair shorn tight to his scalp. I spent some time on a base growing up and there’s no mistaking his poise. Are those dog tags beneath the cotton? Yeah. In a sweat-stained white T-shirt, he looks like he’s been working out, well-maintained muscles stretching the sleeves. He’d have to duck to exit the house without knocking his head into the doorframe. I really do.Ī floorboard creaks and the door edges wider, revealing the man holding the weapon.Įven in my exhausted, panicky state, I recognize that he’s a force of nature. A shotgun muzzle eases out through the opening and points square between my eyes. When they come looking for me, they’ll probably check the closest houses, won’t they? Or have I traveled far enough? The place where I’ve been living for two years seemed like it could only exist at the ends of the earth, so I expected to be running for another couple of hours until I got anywhere. The forest ends and I stumble to a stop, my breath wheezing in and out of my lungs. The utter loneliness and monotony and sadness. The howls of misery haunt my ears even now. Blisters have long since formed on the backs of my heels and fatigue plagues every one of my limbs. My lungs are burning and the tree branches are leaving scrapes on my face, my arms. When it does, will their passion be put to the test? Or does an obsession like theirs overcome all? With no choice but to go along with his misconception, the two tumble headlong into a wild obsession with one another that can’t be tamed.īut the truth about Juno’s real identity lurks, waiting to jump out and bite them. The owner, Caleb, is a young, former military man with tortured grey eyes-and he believes Juno is the summer intern he was expecting to help him with research on his novel.
While dashing through the forest, she comes upon a cabin. Juno has been locked away for two years, but has finally escaped and is now on the run.
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