world. They could put themselves through punishing physical train
ry. Many had brands burned into their skin to show what kind of work they'd been assigned. Some esp
ir limit and tried to escape because th
to get up, but he couldn't manage it. Through his parche
eyes. He stared straight at Olivia with a sharp, intense gaze
and made his face look harsher, as though he'
tell he was handsome. He also had a presence she wouldn't
ean mineral water from her portable sanctuary. Holding it out, she ask
He'd moved quickly and nimbly despite his injuries, so s
d to pair with women officially, a Bon
of such low standing, though. After all, they could
ess. If he agreed to work for her, she'd have
of an apocalypse, she could
noticing how stunned he was
re, without a tr
most valuable things anyone could have. She'd simply taken out
she asked, unsure wh
ave's permission, but that wasn't how Olivia was used to doing thin
d serve her. She'd already had three ungrateful ex-husbands who had turn
g her down, he grabbed the bottle from her hand. He unscrewed t
looked down at his injured hand and saw that it was bleeding. She took out
r closer, and the man qu
pped where
he whispered, "You'll get dirty. I can bandage
m the way he'd just addressed her, she und
on as he finished speaking, her communicator chimed to c
any strength left. How are you going to bandage yourself? Hold still
tiffened as soon as she touched his skin, and disbelief
to his response and ke
expected from a common slave. He seemed so wild that s
ecured the bandage with a neat little bo
r fingers brushed his skin again. His eyes opened wide, bu
only sta
out? Surely she wasn't that terrifying. That couldn't be
he could do, so she lifted the unconscious man
hton by the time Olivia reached
en gone a short while, yet she'd come back carrying some
ia, how did you even manage tha
uy instead," Olivia replied. "It's okay. We've already f
er returning to the armored vehicle and dumpi
elped Ashton kill several more zombies without much trouble.
o the armored vehicle when they notice
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