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full of gas. That meant she"d be able to drive without having to stop and figure out how to purchase gas. Since she had little money, she wasn"t sure how that would be accomplished. By the time night fell, she was hungry, but still too terrified of being caught to stop and purchase food at some of the smaller villages. She kept driving, not even becoming sleepy since the adrenaline was still pumping through her body.

By midnight, after twelve hours of driving, she made it to the border. She saw the signs but no guards. Pulling over to the side of the road, she paused. In Great Britain, the borders were all water but she"d heard of how protective other countries were of their borders. If she drove over that line, would guards come racing up to arrest her? Would she be instantly identified?

Electra remembered reading about the American and Canadian borders. There were electronic devices that alerted the border guards that someone was crossing. If the car didn"t arrive at the guard station, they would come out and find the culprit. Looking around her, she didn"t see any potential devices, nor were there any signs directing her to check in with a border guard.

Taking a deep breath, she pressed the accelerator and moved forward. As her tires crossed over the border, her body tensed, her ears came alert, trying to sense the slightest movement which would alert her to border guards coming down on her.

As her back tires crossed the border, she waited, actually breaking, prepared at any moment for someone to stop, for machine guns to be pointed in her direction and swarms of sirens to go off.

Still nothing.

It was odd, she thought. Where was everyone?

She pressed the accelerator again and drove toward an unknown destination. She had only a little cash left after filling the tank up about four hours ago. So she kept driving, worried that she"d be stopped at any point.

Still, nothing happened. She was fifty miles passed the border when she finally allowed herself to think she"d gotten away with her escape. Well, not completely, she told herself. She was still in a foreign country where she didn"t speak the language, she had very little cash, but thankfully still had her passport with her. That was one obstacle she didn"t have to overcome she thought gratefully.

Food was her next crisis. Once she had something to eat, she"d be able to think through the next step. Airport, security, finding a place to hide while she figured out what she was going to do with her life. Electra shut off her mind. It was too much and she needed to think only of the next step. Everything else would fall into place once she had some sleep and found some food.

Chapter 10

Three days later, Electra put the truck into park, she simply laid her head down on the steering wheel, unable to move for several long minutes. The only reason she was able to move her sleep deprived body was the knowledge that a comfortable bed with warm blankets waiting for her less than ten yards away.

Since she had no luggage, she shut off the motor and walked up the pathway to the beach house. Her mind absently noted the sea scented air but her limbs could barely carry her up the wooden stairs to the front door. Since it was early fall, the area was basically deserted except for the birds flying overhead on the lookout for late season clams and fish.

Thankfully, the key was under the mat where her friend had told her it would be and she unlocked the door. Electra wanted to cry and bang her fists against the injustice of the whole situation, but she was just too tired to do anything other than find the bedroom and curl up. She didn"t even have the strength to make the bed. Instead, she kicked off the dime storeshoes she"d been wearing for the past two days, then just curled up, wrapping the blanket around her. Her last thought before closing her eyes was how much she missed Dharr and wanted his arms around her as she slept.

Electra slept for over twenty-four hours. That was partly due to the lack of familiar sounds that would alert her that a new day was starting, but it was mostly due to her lack of sleep for so many days.

When she finally did wake up, she looked around and sighed with relief. She was still alone,