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helicopter.
    “Holy fuck!” James ’s tone was reverent.
    Precious seconds were wasted as C onn and his platoon of men stared dumbly at the now v acant ledge of the helicopter before Conn finally broke free of his disbelief.  “Get your asses out there!”  His words were a harsh growl, self-admonishing. 
    York, James , and Shane quickly donned chutes before dropping wordlessly from the still moving copter as Conn barked orders for the pilot to circle back .   
    What the fuck was wrong with her?  Surly she had to know that if he wanted her dead, she would be.  Conn shoved an angry hand into his short brown hair, even as the thrill of the chase excited him more than he’d been in years.  No one had ever run so hard or made such a daring and death- defying attempt at escape.  His lips curled into a satisfied smile even as he lifted a packed nylon parac hute and simply stared at it before he dropped it to the floor of the cabin and dove out the helicopter ’s cabin .  He and his men were to use the highest level of discretion regarding their shifting abilities, but the adrenaline surging through him with the thrill of the chase had him throwing caution to the wind.  They were in the jungle after all .
    Conn shifted mid-drop and when he spread his wings the five foot span in golden eagle form caught enough wind to send him shooting in the direction he wanted to go.  He soared over the four chutes of his men as the y floated down to the forest floor.  He split his beak and a high-pitched screech let his men know that he’d shifted and would be in front of them.   It also let them know they were free to change form. 

Chapter 3
    Aries cursed aloud several times.  Christ, am I gonn a hit every fucking branch on the way down !  
    The wind was knocked out of her as her ribs met another thick branch.  She couldn’t let go of the opened chute she held clutched to her chest, so she couldn’t afford her body any protection from the impact of her poor landing. 
    When the other side of her ribs crunched against another branch, she dropped the chute and clutched the branch tightly with both arms before dropping her eyes to the ground.  She sucked in a breath at the pain resonating from her ribs as she shimmied further out onto the branch then let go, dropping none to gracefully onto the hard earth.
    She rose quickly and scanned her surroundings.  She listened for a moment before she ran in the opposite direction the helicopter was heading.  She knew they’d be after her soon .  These mercenaries hadn’t traveled all the way to South America just to let her slip through their fingers, so she’d make as much of her head-start as she could.
    Her ribs ach ed, and sawing in ragged breath s only made her side hurt more, but she knew she had to push past the pain if she hoped to escape.  My brother’s looking for me?  These guys are way off their fucking mark if I’m the best they could come up with.  
    She didn’t have siblings, she knew she didn’t.  There wasn’t even an ounce of hope that there existed a long lost brother.  She’d been raised by her mother and had been an only child.  She’d also been six years old and in the car with her mother when she’d lost control one fateful night and rolled the vehicle four times.  Her mother died at the scene.
    Her slippered feet were nearly silent as she raced across the forest floor.  She had a general idea where she was, but that didn’t mean much.  She had no provisions, no water, no food, no weapons, and she was wearing nothing but a flimsy slip and ballet slippers .  If the men on her ass didn’t catch her or kill her than dehydration or jungle predators would surely do the job.  Not to mention, torrential rains were frequent in the summer months .   Unlike back home, South America’s summer months ran from September to March.  Aries shivered at the thought of being caught in one of the severe storms wearing what she had on.  
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