The Broken Warrior’s Daughter by Cooper

Chapter 0308

It’s exhausting constantly running, riding on bus after bus. We haven’t had a decent meal or shower in a week. Benny called the day after we left and let me know two ‘shady looking men‘ were in the diner asking about a young woman. When Eli finally feels like we can stop overnight, we get a hotel room. At first, 1 was concerned about only having one room, but I’m too tired to argue. When we get to our room, I see that there are two beds.

“Get a shower. I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Where are you going?” I ask him.

‘I’m going to look around and make sure we aren’t being followed and then I’m going to get us something decent to eat. Do not open the door for anyone.”

He comes over taking my face in his hands and kisses my forehead. He pulls back and looks in my eyes. “You’ll be safe. I won’t be gone long.”

turn on the water, letting it get warm before stripping off my clothes and getting

to Arkansas, north to Iowa then west again until we got to Wyoming. Once we got to the Rocky Mountains, we started heading south. We went through Colorado, New Mexico and finally started heading east through Texas. I wasn’t sure if Eli had a plan to get us

interaction with

he’s a master at evasion. I guess twenty years on the run will do that. He’s stealthy, quick and quiet when checking to see if we’re being followed. When we were, he was able to guide us onto buses that

take my dirty clothes and put them in the sink to soak until after Eli has showered, then I’ll put them I there with his

just me.” He says just before the

get us steaks, potatoes and salads. I’m so

as I dig into my food. I can’t help the moan that leaves my lips. We haven’t had real food in over a week and this tastes delicious. I’m in my own world, enjoying the taste of

watching me in nothing but a towel. My eyes travel down his body, and I was right about his physique. He is

lick my lips and when my eyes return to his, I see his have darkened. “You need to stop looking

but my voice