Title: Saving Her
Author: untapdtreasure
Rating: K+
Summary: It was always Uly, Yale, John, or True. The group. Never her own personal safety.
A/N: Written for an 'Unbind me' prompt on tumblr.
Devon was trembling all over. She'd been terrified before in her life, but it had never been about her own safety. It was always Uly, Yale, John, or True. The group. Never her own personal safety.
Until the group of penal colonists they'd run across on a scouting trip. They'd tried hard to keep their distance and go on about their business. She and John had known they couldn't run the risk of them following them back to camp, but she hadn't expected the plan to backfire.
The men had been able to sneak up on them and knocked John unconscious first, then she had been subdued after getting a good lick in with her first and the largest tree branch she could muster. One of them had even tried to kiss her after retorting, "Feisty, ain't she?" She bit his lip as hard as she could. That was the last thing she remembered before she'd been punched hard in the face. Her nose was swollen when she woke up. Her lip bloody.
The men were all laid out. John had knocked them all out cold. He was rushing toward where they had her tied to a tree and unbound her hands. He breathed, "My god, Devon…" He was pulling her up into his arms, cradling her across her back and under her knees.
She held on tight to him. "I thought I'd never see any of you ever again."
"Shh. I've got you." He felt her nuzzle down into his neck and held on a little tighter. He'd have to get her back to Julia as fast as possible, and then get the entire camp packed up and mobile before those two shanking assholes woke up.
He wanted to kill them. He should have killed them.. If they crossed his path again, he would.