<strong>Evie ~ protected by Jethro</strong><br/><br/>Evie heard the door open and didnt move.  She listened to the hissing and found it rather comforting.  But then she heard the voice and knew it was him.  He had come for her.<br/><br/>She pushed the blanket back and sat up.  She didnt speak, she gulped and trembled, afraid of what he was going to do to her today.  The brand on her breast was a mess.  It was crusted over and bloody.  She didnt speak, she wasnt sure what to say to him.  She had never met anyone who made her feel quite so shy...it was a strange thing for her, she had always been so boisterous and determined, but now here she was suddenly afraid.  She knew this man could hurt her and for once she really didnt want that to happen.  She was sore, tired, hungry and needed a shower.  But she knew these things were out of her hands.<br/><br/>Everything was with him, and that terrified her.