She was determined not to go back with Josh. Yes, he had saved her in the past. Yes, occasionally he could be nice, gentle even. But she couldn’t put up with that cruel side of his personality. She couldn’t stand there and wait for the kind Josh to be replaced with a monster. So she ran up the sand dune towards his slider. If she were being smart, instead of emotional, she would have realized there was no way she could outrun a special commander in the Coalition forces. Not only was he bigger than her, he was trained. Though she exercised occasionally, that exercise never included stamina training and running up freaking dunes. With every step, her foot plunged into the sand up to her ankle. It was excruciating to pull it out again. It was also slow. Within a matter of seconds, he was right behind her. Her heart fluttered, and it wasn’t only with fear. In fact, she wasn’t sure she was even afraid. Despite the fact she had made a decision not to travel with Josh, she still honestly didn’t think he would hurt her.
