Free Jason's Salvation by Kiera West

tracks so Jason knew that he was planning on either fleeing in a vehicle with Eve or killing her right away.
    He heard footsteps behind him and found Max helping Rand down the path.
    “I’m heading off. You call the others.”
    He turned to leave but Max stopped him.
    “You can’t go alone.”
    “I can handle it. We don’t have time to wait and you can’t leave Rand in his condition. Call, then follow me up.”
    He turned and headed out. He knew that seconds counted, and too many had already ticked by.
     
    * * * *
     
    Eve stumbled and fell down on her knees, dropping her pen on purpose.
    “Get up, you stupid bitch,” Javier said.
    She wanted to snarl at him. The desire to attack him crawled under her skin. A growl vibrated in her throat and her mouth started to water. Her body shivered, not from cold, but from something primal she did not understand. The violence of her need to cause him pain frightened her a bit. She had never been a person who would choose to hurt someone. It took every bit of her control not to take a big bite of the bastard. Once she was sure she wouldn’t attack the man, she pushed herself up and started to dust off the dirt on her hands. He pushed her to get her moving. She faked a limp and walked slowly. It was better for him to think that she was weak.
    “I can definitely see why they were interested in you. But, I can’t understand what has held their interest for so long.”
    Okay, that was just mean, but she couldn’t let him see that. “Then you should let me go.”
    “I have worked too hard for this. I will rule the council, once the Dillons are gone.”
    She wanted to argue with him, but she couldn’t at the moment. She knew it wouldn’t do her any good. He might not be stupid, but he was freaking insane. There was no telling what he would do to her if she antagonized him.
    He pushed her along and within a few minutes, she saw the wooden shed. There was an SUV parked outside of it. She started toward the SUV, but he stopped her.
    “The shed.”
    Fear lanced through her. Oh, that was not good. If he was going to take her away, she would have a better chance of running away. No telling what he had planned to do to her. She didn’t even want to think about it but it was hard not to. If all he was going to do was kill her, he could have done that before now.
    She walked even slower and he poked her in the back. “Hurry it up, bitch.”
    She was really sick of him using that term. She gritted her teeth against the need to verbally assault the man. Outwitting him would be easier if she didn’t completely piss him off. Her stomach tightened with each step. He poked her in the back when she didn’t immediately open the door.
    When the door swung open, Eve bit back a gasp. It was a dismal little room, more than likely just put together for hunting expeditions. There was a table with a couple of chairs, an old fridge, a sink, and a bed with a stained mattress. Dirt and cobwebs littered every surface. That was about it.
    He pushed her toward the bed. She stumbled and fell onto it. She sat up and watched him with horror. He was already taking off his coat. The smile he gave her sent ice slipping down her spine. Terror had her throat closing up.
    “Before I kill you, I want to have a little fun.”

Chapter Ten
     
    Jason ran along the path, his eye still on the tracks in the dirt. He knew he was less than five minutes behind them, and he was closing in. He could almost still feel it vibrating in his bones. After turning down another path, he saw the pen lying on the ground. It was another sign. He has seen a few of them along the path, and knew that Eve had left them.
    He picked it up and continued following the footsteps. With each step, he felt the rightness of his path. Anger vibrated within him, pounding through his blood. His control was riding a thin line, but at the moment he didn’t care. When he found the bastard, he was going to tear him limb from limb.
    He slowed as he