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Chapter 10

Another day of endless driving and another motel room to spend the night in. Jack stared at the ceiling as he laid on the bed in the dark thinking. Sam had thankfully fallen asleep at his side an hour ago and he wished he could join her but he knew that wasn't going to happen.

They had been on the road for almost a week now and McAdams had followed them everywhere. Sam was terrified and if he was honest so was he.

He heard a noise outside the motel room and he sat up in bed quickly and grabbed his gun. His quick movement roused Sam from her sleep and she too was instantly alert, grabbing her gun she joined him near the door.

Jack listened carefully but he couldn't hear the noise anymore. He opened the door slowly and aimed his gun forward but there was no one there. Sam grabbed the piece of paper that had been stuck to the door and handed it to Jack. Another red heart.

"That's it we're leaving, grab your things" Jack told her and Sam did as she was told. Less than five minutes later Jack was checking the truck over and then they both got in and drove away in the dead of night.

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Daniel walked out of the house to find Janet standing in the back garden staring off into space. He stood by the door watching her for a moment, she wasn't wearing her coat and he could tell from the way she had wrapped her arms around herself she was cold.

Janet felt two strong arms wrap around her waist from behind and recognising the touch immediately as Daniel she leaned back against him. It had been a week since Jack and Sam had left and she had no way to know if they were even alive.

"Do you think they're okay?" she asked quietly.

"I hope so, they can both take care of themselves"

"Cassie was asking to come home this weekend"

"What did you tell her?"

"To stay where she was, it's only been a week I don't wanna risk it"

They stood in silence before Daniel felt a shiver slightly however she didn't seem to notice, she was completely lost in her thoughts.

"It's cold, we should go inside"

Janet nodded a moment later and the two of them walked back into the house.

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They had made a run for it in the middle of the night. He had placed the heart on their door and then decided to get a couple of hours sleep before morning. He hadn't expected them to find the heart until morning but it appears they had woken up and left.

He had attempted to look for them but they were long gone. He had been so angry but his cold rational mind had kicked in. He decided to return to Colorado Springs to see if any of their friends had any idea where they might be. He returned to the house he had followed her to after he had first spotted her in the park.

He hadn't found out where his target had gone but he had discovered something else. The pretty, young brunette. He had seen her from a distance before but he had never gotten a good look at her until just now. She had been standing in the garden staring at nothing, probably thinking about her friends.

She would make a perfect new target but he wasn't one to leave a target alive. The brunette would also serve to lure in Samantha Carter.

TBC