Chapter 58

Dammit, heat cycles were supposed to be fun. So far not a single one had lived up to her expectations. Kane had been away for the first, mad at her for the second and now, who knew where the he might be!

Well, she wasn’t going to hang around waiting for him. She’d funnel all her frustration into trying to escape the ravine. There were a few sticks nearby that might serve as a crutch and slowly, painfully, pulled herself over to them.

After testing several, she took the longest and sturdiest one available and, using the tree for support, heaved herself up into a standing position. Once upright, she swayed precariously until the world quit tilting and then slowly began to hobble in a northerly direction.

After only a few steps, she was bathed in perspiration, the pain shooting up from her leg was almost unbearable, but she forced herself to keep moving. She had to get away. Marla was returning with plans to kill her and no one knew where she was.

No one was com