Run Jesse- Part 4

               Jesse felt as though her lungs were on fire as she fell to rest against a boulder on the far side of the clearing, and she panted heavily in an attempt to recover her breath, lifting her badly trembling hands and letting them rest flat against the cool surface of the stone as she gave in to quiet sobs at the fear that was moving through her at the thought of her predicament.

               "Let me wake up..." she whispered softly through her quiet sobs, closing her eyes and bowing her head to let her forehead rest against the cool stone, "Please, just let me wake up."

               "Not giving up on me already, are you?" his low voice behind her made her gasp as she whirled on her heel to face him again.

               She barely got to register the fact that he'd lifted his arm before he struck her hard across the temple, and everything went black, leaving her slumping to the ground before him, and leaving him towering over her.

               "I hope not," he grinned down at her, his eyes glittering hungrily as he crouched down over her, reaching out his hand to brush her long, dark silken hair back out of her face so that he could see her fair features better. "I'm looking forward to breaking you, Jesse. And if I have to break every bone in your body to do it... again and again..." his smile widened as he regarded her unconscious form, his voice almost purring now in his enjoyment at the mere thought of it, "... so much the better..." he purred, lifting her into his arms and straightening as he cradled her against him, turning on his heel and making his way across the field with ease in his stride.

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(Yes this one is short, but if you read the part I post tomorrow, you'll understand why I had to cut this one off so soon.)