Escape from Endeavor by Daniel A. Jones

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  Angelica tried to look through the gun ports in the shutters to see what was happening outside, wishing her father had thought to put viewing windows in the shutters. She could look through the gun port but couldn’t see very much.

  Sara had gone back to Angelica’s room to look for the guy she had shot. The blood trail he left indicated he was probably dead already. Sara thought she’d be more upset about killing another human being, but after what they’d done to the captain, remorse did not enter her thoughts: They all deserved to die.

  Sara spotted the smoke in the woods and yelled to Angelica, who came running. They took turns looking through the port, trying to see what was going on. They could make out smoke rising from the brush near the river but couldn’t see anyone. Angelica took a few shots at the brush near the smoke before going off to check the other windows again. There was little they could do but wait and watch.

  Sara saw some underbrush move and quickly shot at it. Her father had always told her to make sure she could see her target and what was behind it before shooting but this was different. She figured if she did accidentally hit someone or something out there, it was an enemy down. The smoke was getting thinner and she hoped that meant they had given up on the idea of burning them out. She tried not to think about what would happen if they ever got their hands on her.

  Angelica could feel Daemon getting stronger by the minute and hoped he would be able to help them. She’d heard about the terrible things they did to each other in town and had no desire to see any of it firsthand, much less have it done to her. They were in a good position for now, but Jake wasn’t going to wait long. He’d attack before nightfall to make sure they didn’t slip out in the dark.