"No!" She didn't know she screamed the word until the taller man whirled to face the trees where she was standing.

She ran.

She heard an oath and then a crashing in the bushes behind her.

She zigzagged through the trees.

Don't go up the trail. She'd be trapped on the pinnacle.

Down the slope toward the flooded valley.

A bullet whistled by her ear.

They were closer.

Her chest was heaving as she struggled for breath.

The slope was steep here, and she lost her footing and slid ten feet down the incline.

"We don't have the time. Powers wants us out of here. Get back to the helicopter and let it bury the bitch."

She risked a look over her shoulder as she got to her feet. The men had turned and were climbing back up the slope. Then they were out of sight.

She couldn't believe that they'd just abandoned the hunt and gone back up the slope. She had to get to the bottom of the hill and try to get across the flooded valley.

But why had they left? Why had they run out of time? Let it bury the bitch.

Bury.

Let it bury- Jesus.

The ground rumbled and then moved beneath her feet.

She glanced up at the top of the hill. Huge rocks were tumbling toward her down the hill.

Landslide.

It would be on her in seconds. No time to get out ofthe way. Bury the bitch.

Bury the bitch.

She'd be damned if she'd let those bastards bury her. Screw them.

She tore off her backpack and dropped it to the ground.

She ran to the edge of the slope and jumped the thirty feet into the floodwaters below.

St. Joseph's Hospital

Denver, Colorado

She knew where she was the moment she opened her eyes. Lord, she hated hospitals. They reminded her of that night when her father

"Hey, it's about time you woke up." Sarah Logan smiled down at her. "How do you feel?"

How did she feel? She hurt all over and she was seeing Sarah through a haze. "Dizzy."