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Valuable ones. With no further explanation he turned and left the room, once
again locking her in.
Oh, god, what is he going to do to me? I d rather kill myself than subject myself to whatever
he has in mind.
Fat tears rolled down her cheeks as she huddled on the bed.
Hannah?
She jerked her head up. Was that a woman s voice? But where was it coming from?
She looked frantically around the room. Was this another one of Mueller s tricks?
Hannah, I m here. In your head.
Hannah shook her head. Surely she was hallucinating. She might be able to
communicate with Rand because of their bond, but a stranger?
My name is Riesa. I dreamed about your capture. I m with Derek& and Rand. We re coming
for you.
Coming for her? Really? Her heartbeat stuttered with hope.
You probably can t answer me. We don t have that connection. But I need you to memorize
everything you see and keep those images in your head.
But her head hurt unbelievably. Every word of each message pounded into her like
a sharp spike. She clutched at her temples, trying to ease the pressure.
I know it hurts. Just do your best. A pause. Rand is right here and says he loves you.
He loved her? Hannah knew they were destined mates but to have love also? A gift
to cherish. For him she could stay strong. Or give it her best shot. Forcing her eyes open,
she took in every inch of the room again, trying to send telepathic pictures. Was it
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possible that Rand and Derek and the others could get here in time, before Mueller
performed whatever horrific tests he had in mind?
She had no watch so she had no idea what time it was. The lack of windows made it
impossible to tell if it was day or night outside. Okay. She d take her shower, using
every bit of time allotted to her. Then she d do her best to drag her feet at whatever
came next. She just didn t want them to drug her again. She d need all her wits about
her to get through this and help Rand find her.
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Chapter Six
The vans sped through the night, Jesse and Charlie pushing every speed limit.
When they reached the appropriate exit from the interstate they flew down the exit
ramp and turned onto the two-lane highway that intersected with it. Everyone was
silent as Jesse and Charlie followed the directions from the GPS along the twists and
turns of the road, climbing up and down the few hills that dotted Central Florida.
Five minutes out, Jesse told his passengers and picked up his comm unit to talk to
Charlie.
Rand stirred restlessly. Riesa had relayed through the comm unit she had connected
with Hannah and was trying to read the pictures in her mind. The images were
wavering, she told him but she got bits and pieces.
They had her in a large bedroom with no windows, she related. Then two men
took her up in an elevator to a really weird-looking type of laboratory.
What are they doing to her? Rand asked, holding the unit close to his mouth. A
murderous rage was building inside him. He couldn t wait to let his wolf loose and rip
someone s throat out.
Right now she s lying on something that looks like a hospital bed. One of the men
who brought her there a huge man, incredible ugly is talking to two others. Rand,
she s very frightened.
I know, I know. Try to send her a message that we re almost there.
A moment later her voice came back, very tense. I tried but I ve lost the
connection. I don t know what s happening anymore.
Rand pounded his fist on his knee. The erotic lust he now felt almost nonstop for
Hannah had turned to a murderous one, driving him to punish the men who d taken
her. Jesse, how much longer?
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One minute& No, we re there.
They rounded a curve in the hill and there it was, at the top of a steep driveway, a
mammoth stone monstrosity that was a testament to the man s huge fortune and very
bad taste. A gated stone wall eight feet high circled the property, its top layered with
rolls of concertina barbed wire.
Shit. Jesse spoke into the community. You getting a look at this, Charlie? Uh-
huh. Uh-huh. Okay. He turned to look at his passengers. The wall, with the wire, is
barely under ten feet. If you don t clear it you could rip yourselves to shreds.
If we don t go over it, Rand told him, Mueller could perform experiments on
Hannah that could not only kill her but probably the rest of us if he got hold of us.
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