Escape from Endeavor by Daniel A. Jones

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  Angelica wished she were back in the cabin with Sara. Jim had been rough but she wasn’t badly hurt. She’d been able to reduce his energy levels to the point where he’d needed to take a nap before continuing. He’d locked her in the bathroom while he slept, not taking the time to return her to Sara’s cabin. She’d cleaned herself up and taken a shower. She found that she liked showers; it was like standing in a warm summer rain. When she was done and there was nothing left to do but wait, she almost started to cry. She’d stopped herself and forced herself to think about anything but Jim and what he’d done. Daemon would feel her pain and sorrow through their link. She wouldn’t put him through that; she could already feel his guilt at not being able to protect her. Angelica was determined not to inflict any more guilt on him.

  Daemon was coming and he would be here in a few more hours. She’d felt his rage through their link while Jim was assaulting her and for the first time it didn’t scare her. She’d felt sorry for all of Daemon’s other victims. She really didn’t like killing but this time she couldn’t help but smile when she thought of what Daemon was going to do to Jim. Daemon had held himself at the edge and not let his rage take over; she was very proud of him for that. She could feel that he was still near the edge. She also knew that as soon as he saw Jim, Daemon would stop resisting and allow the beast to take control.

  She sat on the commode and tried to relax, but no matter what she did, she couldn’t, so instead she focused on healing her wounds. She reached out for Jimmy and drained a little more of his energy. She was careful not to take too much and alert him to what she was doing. She’d never taken energy from anyone before and was surprised at how easy it was. It was more difficult now that they were farther apart but she found that she could still take some. She didn’t like thinking about it but the fact was she felt a degree of satisfaction draining him of some of his life energy.