Tarnished, Tempted and Tamed. Mary Brendan

farm animal to outrun any pursuit.

      After a mile Luke turned abruptly off the highway and headed into undergrowth. If Collins did intend to double-cross him he’d send men along the main routes. Luke knew he didn’t have enough ammunition in the duck-foots to hold off a sustained attack so would need to rely on evasion rather than aggression to get them to safety.

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      Fiona chewed her lower lip, her heart pounding. There was no reason why he should divert from the beaten track if his intentions were to help her rather than himself. She knew the further into the woods he took her the more nefarious must be his intentions and the more difficult it would be for her to find her way back. She could twist about and demand he tell her what he was about...or she could act unsuspecting, then catch him by surprise with a distraction that would allow her to spring down and flee.