“Under there!” Jack said, doing a long, stretched-out kind of limp ahead of her. She ran with him, relieved that he’d taken charge, seeing what he was going for—there was an abandoned ambulance with the rear doors left open, just sitting out in the open.

She turned, running backward to see if anyone was following them or was watching, but there was no one. But the noise in the chateau behind her stole away any relief she’d felt at making their escape.

“Cate, get under.”

Jack had already dropped to the ground, and even though he was injured he waited for her to get under first. It wasn’t too bad for her, although being on her stomach and sliding across dirt that was fast turning to mud wasn’t her idea of fun. But if it meant they could stay hidden, she’d have crossed an alligator-infested river to get away.

She almost felt Jack’s pain as her own when he winced, grunting as he forced his way into the space beside her, and she only hoped his stitches would hold with the exertion. The last thing she would be recommending for him was to be walking or running, let alone crawling on his belly to fit beneath a vehicle.

Cate shivered, positioning herself better so she could watch the chateau. But then she had an idea as her teeth started to chatter from the cold. She’d been worried about Jack freezing in what he was wearing, but her white dress wasn’t exactly any better. They needed something to protect them from the elements, and fast.

“I’m going to check what supplies are in here,” she said. “There might be keys inside.”

“You’re not moving,” he ground out.

Cate reached for his hand and bravely gave it a quick squeeze. “I am,” she insisted. “If we manage to evade capture, we need to stay warm. God only knows how long we might need to survive for, and I need medical supplies in case I have to treat you.”

When I have to treat you. It was definitely not a case of if. He was silent for a moment, his eyes searching hers until he finally spoke again.

“Fine. But if I tap twice on the side, you stay hidden. It means someone’s coming.”