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Chapters (72)
  1. Dedication
  2. Prey Island Map
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. CREED
  10. SIX
  11. BILLIE
  12. SEVEN
  13. EIGHT
  14. NINE
  15. TEN
  16. ELEVEN
  17. JIRO
  18. TWELVE
  19. BILLIE
  20. THIRTEEN
  21. FOURTEEN
  22. FIFTEEN
  23. SIXTEEN
  24. SEVENTEEN
  25. EIGHTEEN
  26. NINETEEN
  27. TWENTY
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. ROW
  30. TWENTY-TWO
  31. BILLIE
  32. TWENTY-THREE
  33. TWENTY-FOUR
  34. TWENTY-FIVE
  35. TWENTY-SIX
  36. TWENTY-SEVEN
  37. TWENTY-EIGHT
  38. TWENTY-NINE
  39. THIRTY
  40. THIRTY-ONE
  41. THIRTY-TWO
  42. THIRTY-THREE
  43. THIRTY-FOUR
  44. THIRTY-FIVE
  45. THIRTY-SIX
  46. THIRTY-SEVEN
  47. ACHILLES
  48. THIRTY-EIGHT
  49. CREED
  50. THIRTY-NINE
  51. BILLIE
  52. FORTY
  53. FORTY-ONE
  54. FORTY-TWO
  55. FORTY-THREE
  56. FORTY-FOUR
  57. FORTY-FIVE
  58. FORTY-SIX
  59. FORTY-SEVEN
  60. FORTY-EIGHT
  61. FORTY-NINE
  62. ROW
  63. FIFTY
  64. BILLIE
  65. FIFTY-ONE
  66. FIFTY-TWO
  67. FIFTY-THREE
  68. FIFTY-FOUR
  69. FIFTY-FIVE
  70. TO CONTINUE THE ADVENTURE…
  71. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  72. ALSO BY KENDRA

“Damn right it is,” he responds, a crooked smile on his face. “So, why philosophy?”

I shrug again. “Critical thinking is a huge part of it. You use that and study the way the world works. I decided I wanted to not only see the logical side, but I wanted to see all sides.”

“And did it help with that?”

Flashing him a smile, I bump my shoulder against him. “Yeah. Now I stay an exotic dancer instead of working for some rich asshole somewhere. Make more money though, so there’s that.”

“Can’t argue with that.”

Silence again. Some part of me wants to keep talking, to dig deeper into this man who went out of his way to come find me and protect me, but I’m also still a little distrustful. Why go out of his way rather than take care of himself first? I bet he could escape this island alone quickly if he didn’t have me in tow, and instead, he chose to come help me. Are there people with a conscience like that anymore? If I’m being honest with myself, if the opportunity to get off this island came, I’d take it, no matter what.

Though I might hesitate over leaving Creed behind now.

Maybe that’s his plan. It ensures that if one person finds a way off, the other does, too. It’s clever, but inconvenient. Still, his protection and training ins invaluable in this situation and he hasn’t done a damn thing to hurt me.

“First thing we should do,” Creed says, startling me from my thoughts. “We figure out just how big this island is, I think. We can crisscross, get an estimate, and we’ll also see the coast on each side in case there’s an easier way off. From my guess, there’s at least three or four dozen of us which means there’s probably at least one or two hunters for each of us. The bigger the island, the better chances of avoiding others we’ll have.”

“That makes sense,” I agree, nodding along. “We also need water. My throat is starting to get scratchy. Then we need food.”

“Look at you with those survival skills,” he teases. “You a hiker?”

“I wish,” I grunt. “I just watch a lot of Bear Grylls.”

“Well, shit, after this is all done, you’re going to have to write him a letter thanking him.” He grins. “Maybe I’ll write him one, too.”

Snorting at his words, we keep moving, watching the trees around us.

I start to trust him just a little more. I haven’t decided yet if that’s a mistake or not.

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