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her see—and feel—things most likely not there.
    Elena snapped on her helmet. She was determined to walk on her own as best she could, but before she put her weight on her left leg, she looked at Guy.
    His honey brown hair was left long, just grazing his shoulders, and it framed his face so that he looked rugged and lethal at the same time.
    He had the square jaw and chin that would make any woman swoon. Combined with his wide, slightly full lips, he was a head turner for sure.
    But for Elena, it was his eyes – soft brown and ringed in black - that got her attention.
    The same pale brown brows slashed over those powerful wide eyes of his. She was gazing deep into those eyes, captured by their uniqueness, and forgot about her injury. She put all her weight on her injured leg.
    Elena cut off a gasp of pain and reached for the wall to support her. Instead, it was an incredibly rock-hard body that slid against her. Guy’s arm tightened about her as she leaned against him, and for a moment she pretended it was just the two of them.
    “That sprain may be worse than I thought,” Rhys said, breaking into Elena’s thoughts.
    She took in a steadying breath that did nothing to stop the feel of Guy’s hot, hard body against hers. His warmth, his strength could be felt from her shoulder down to her thigh.
    And that was through several layers of clothes.
    What would he feel like skin against skin? Not that she would ever know, but she could fantasize. And she was very good at that.
    “I’ll be fine,” she told them.
    Guy’s fingers wrapped around her waist as he gave a small tug with his arm to settle her more firmly against him. “Lean on me,” he whispered.
    His voice sent tremors of awareness through her. She couldn’t regulate her breathing, not with him so near. When she wrapped her arm around him for balance, she felt the corded sinew through his thin shirt.
    “Let’s get moving,” Banan said brusquely.
    Elena glanced at Guy to find him watching her. She tried to swallow, but her mouth was dry.
    “Ready?” he asked.
    She nodded her head instead of attempting to use her voice.
    Guy took the brunt of her weight, lifting her with his arm to keep her off her left leg. But the slightest touch of her foot against anything had pain slicing through her.
    She thought she was doing a good job of keeping her agony to herself when Guy stopped and gently lifted her in his arms. Instinctively, Elena wrapped her arms around his neck and found her face inches from his.
    “You were in pain,” was all he said before he continued walking.
    Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Banan and Rhys stare after Guy. As Guy walked in front of them, Elena looked over his shoulder and caught the other two sharing a look.
    Rhys found her observing him, but he said nothing as he quickly moved ahead of Guy while they continued on.
    Several times, Guy had to hand her off to Rhys as they reached a narrow passage or where it was difficult to walk. She felt like a bag of potatoes getting passed around, but she wasn’t going to complain.
    They were careful not to jar her leg, and they were helping her out of the awful cave. That was enough for her.
    Words were kept to a minimum. She was too enthralled in Guy’s proximity to be able to think clearly enough to carry on a conversation.
    Her muscles had begun to ache after the adrenaline rush wore off. She was going to have a tough time moving the next day, but she’d face that later.
    Just when she thought they’d have an easy time out of the mountain, Guy stopped beside Rhys, and Banan moved to Guy’s other side.
    “I’ll go down first,” Banan said.
    She moved her head to follow him and noticed they were atop a sheer cliff that was at least thirty feet tall. Elena could only stare dumbfounded as Banan began to climb down without any type of rope.
    “He’s going to fall! Without rope. He needs rope.”
    Her voice must have begun to rise because all three men looked at her, but Elena kept