I pulled at the restraints on my hands for the hundredth time in the past hour. There has to be a way out. Caine walked into the cell and smiled at me. 3 days, I've been here three days and they haven't tortured me once. They just left me down here.

"Let's go" is all he said. He unhooked me from the wall and marched me to the van. I don't know how long I was out, I don't even know where I am.

The van had green carpet. The gag around my mouth left my throat dry and scratchy. I counted 2 other men here. That makes 4. With wide eyes I looked at the bows if I could find a stray arrow I could get away. But in a moving car? I sighed and leaned against the sliding door.

"Ever been to Red River Gorge Haven?" Caine asks. I shook my head.

"It's a place here in Kentucky that has trails for hiking, zip lining and even rock climbing areas. It's on a mountain. Which means lots and lots of wooded area. Now it is highly populated in some areas, but if you have a local like Clint here. They can show you unpopulated areas that no one goes to. That is where we are taking you. Once we get there we will unbind you, you can stay in the spot and accept your death. Or...you can run and we will hunt you. If one person catches you, you're gonna die. It's the most thrilling game yet" I looked around the car and didn't see Charles. Why isn't he here?

"I see the question in your eyes. Wondering where Charles is? Ah yes well" he stops to chuckle. "He and I had a little...disagreement on what to do with you. Your father owed me a lot of money. And never paid me back so as a deal he and I had. Our debt would be even if I hunted you down and took you for myself. He said he didn't care what I did with you as long as you ended up dead. He had a dirty guard help him out and he caught up with me. Suddenly he acted as if he was calling all of the shots. He went back on the deal and wanted to keep you as a sex slave to sell. He'd auction you off for the night and well you know the drill. But you see if you use the same tactics for fear they eventually stop working.

I was a US marine for 5 years. I know pain. I was dishonorably discharged for nearly killing my commanding officer. It was a misunderstanding. I slept with his wife and he got mad and decided to confront me. In my defense I was very high so I barely remember it. After I was discharged I came home to find my girlfriend pregnant by another man. I proceeded to beat her to death and then I killed her lover. They say revenge has no satisfaction but that is a lie. I never felt more satisfied. Fell into a gang for a while and met your dad. He is a twisted guy even for me. I mean his dad was abusive so I can only imagine.

I saw you and felt pity for the first time in my life. You didn't ask for this but there you were. A virgin at 14 and your own father wanted to sell you. So I took you for myself. You might think me cruel but some people are made this way, not born. I've always had anger issues. My mom put me in therapy and my therapist took advantage of her position and molested me. At 15 I had gotten a 37 year old woman pregnant. My father beat the shit out of me for that. Something I sense you can relate to. Everyone is fucked up in some way. You just happen to be here. Granted I didn't give you much of a choice. You have very shitty luck kid. And now I am relieving you of your pain.

In a way you should thank me. I'm giving you the out you have always wanted. Death...we are here let's go" he slices open the binding on my legs and yanked me out of the van. I thought about his story as we walked through the woods. Caine being a marine. I never knew anything about him until now. He wouldn't tell me unless he was planning on killing me.

"Well while we walk might as well talk to pass the time. Once I was in a bar and I met a Green Beret a real Green Beret. I don't remember how I pissed him off cause I was drunk but I remember taking the beating. I have never been beaten like that before. Those fuckers are bat shit. Greg here is a Former Green Beret right Greg?" The older man nods. I look at him for a moment. scars littered his arms. He has salt and peppered hair and a white beard. He made eye contact with me and I instantly felt cold. The feeling of walking with someone as dangerous as him made my blood turn into ice.

"Greg here is amazing at tracking and Clint knows the area. That guy." He points to the guy walking ahead of him who wears a black hood. "That's Frost. He doesn't talk much. Actually I don't think I've ever heard him speak. He is an assassin. Killed many people. No one has crossed paths with him and left alive. Scary right?" I watched my step listening to him eyeing the weapons they carried. No guns, I'm guessing for the noise. Would people assume they were hunting? Maybe, but they'd never guess they were hunting a young girl in her 20's.

"Okie dokie we are here" he spread his arms out in show. It's literally more woods. Fallen trees and cobwebs told me no one has been out here for a long time. My heart was about to burst through my chest as it pounded in my ears. I let out a breath as he cut off the bindings on my hands. I reached for the one on my mouth and quickly grabbed the water that was given to me. My stomach growled and I stumbled a few times trying to keep my balance. My adrenaline was going through the roof as my feet itched to run.

"I'm going to go take my stuff over there. Guys don't kill her" he stalked off with the bags of stuff. Greg following closely behind him. I sat on a tree that had fallen and placed my head in my hands. I have to be ready. When they move to hunt me I have to run with everything I have. Mentally I tried to remember things that would lead me back to the entrance but this place seemed like a maze.

Frost and Clint looked behind them and kneeled down to me. Clint looked in my eyes and sighed. "I didn't sign up for this shit" he says slamming his bow down. "Look when he tells you to run, don't run in the direction you came he's expecting that. Go straight for a while and you'll see 2 big rocks. Turn right there and run like hell. You'll see a waterfall in a clearing over a cliff. It leads to a pond of sorts. It's deep but you can swim across. Once you're out keep running you will eventually see the blue trail. Follow that in the right direction and it will lead you to the side road. There should be maps of the area on a billboard. You will see dirt bikes and four-wheelers. Grab a four wheeler and drive straight until you get to the main road. Don't stop at the first gas station. Wait and stop at the next one. And then call who you need to. Frost and I will distract him and keep him off course. Do whatever you can to survive" I look at him tears welling in my eyes.

"Why are you helping me? Isn't he paying you?" My voice is raspy and quiet. From not talking and being dehydrated. My stomach ached and my body hurt from sleeping on the concrete floor of that cell.

"I won't be responsible for the death of an innocent girl. I've done a lot of bad things in my life Haven. But this will not be one of them. Here stick this in your boot" I look to Frost for a man who had such a hard exterior he was quite attractive. He had brown hair and dark brown eyes. But his eyes were kind. He handed me a medium sized pocket knife. I thought Caine said he didn't talk. I stuck the knife in my rain boot and nodded to them both.

"Thank you, I don't know what you've done in your lives but that doesn't matter. Thank you for choosing to help me. Both of you" Frost nodded. We heard Caine whistling.

"I'm going to slap you now, it isn't going to be hard but act like it hurts" Clint whispers to me and I nod. He slaps me and the sound echos through the forest. It stings a little but I can bare it. I taste blood from my cheek and try not to gag.

"I trust my friends were hospitable" I spit on the ground my saliva tinged with blood.

"Very" I croaked. Caine chuckled and kneeled down to me as Clint did moments ago. But in his eyes was something far more dangerous. Anticipation for the kill.

"I hope you're ready. Happy Birthday Haven...now run" he barely gets the words out before I take off in the direction Clint told me and prayed that I wasn't making a mistake trusting him.

Even if I die, I won't go down without a fight. I won't give up. Not this time. I will fight for my life until my last breath.