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I am sorry it took a few days, I've been crazy busy with exams.
The moment Adam was grabbed from the small room, Jaz's mind raced. Raced to every possible way this happened. Did he always feel this way? Is it only because they might die today? She knew how she felt, but this—this kiss. It changed everything, whether it was just in the moment, or he actually felt this way towards her.
Hearing Dalton grunt in pain from the assailants in the other room, knocked Jaz out of her stance, "Alright, we have once chance to do this. Molly are you good?"
"Yes ma'am, the sooner we are out of here the better." Sergeant James sighed.
Jaz nodded in agreement, "Alright let us get the rest of these floorboards up, so we can get under."
Right when Dalton was shoved from the small room, he was hit with a punch to the jaw, thinking that would be enough to take him down—but it wasn't. Now chained to the post on the ceiling, just like Jaz had been a few hours' prior, Adam assessed the area. He saw a window semi-covered on the right and finally realizing that when Jaz took all those hits, she had loosened up the post on the ceiling. With enough strength Adam could break it down easily.
"That's my girl." Dalton muttered under his breath.
The assailant in charge sat across from Dalton, "So, now you talk?"
Dalton counted, five assailants in the room with them, meaning three were outside, "I've got five things to say, but three are out there." Adam was hoping Jaz had heard what he said so she would expect at least three men outside.
"So talk, or you get another hit."
Adam looked the man sitting across from him. The sun is set, and he was ready to say his signal, "Alright, alright. So we have this dog on our base. Great dog, his name is Patton. Had some recommendations to name him Comms, but I didn't like it so muc—." Adam was hit in the face, he was expecting it, but it didn't hurt any less.
Jaz heard Adam's signal, and walked over to their hole in the floor, "Alright James I'll go first, I'll signal for you to come next." Molly nodded in agreement.
Jaz laid flat on her stomach to try to glide through the small hole in the floor, when she felt a searing pain on her back. That pain made her scream, but she muffled it my biting down on her hand, drawing blood. Turing her head back she realized a nail sticking out scratched one of her burns she had gotten earlier.
"Are you alright!?" the medic asked with concern.
All Jaz could do was nod, and finally got out from under the house and motioned James to follow. The back of the house was empty, no assailants. They made their way around the left side of the house, spotting the covered window she had seen earlier. Barely tall enough to look through the small hole, she looked—and saw Dalton.
"Enough playing around, tell me what you know." Jaz had heard, knowing it was Ackmeli, Dalton was talking to.
"Ackmeli, I take it? You made a huge mistake today." Adam, shifted his gaze over to the window and noticed brown eyes that he knew so well. Relief swarmed Adam, and now it was time to end this.
"Do you like hurting women? Branding them? Why?" Adam asked with anger in his voice. These questions only made Ackmeli smile.
"Because I am superior to them. And it is fun to cause them pain." Ackmeli's devilish smile made Dalton want to kill him more.
"Well I am going to save you for her to kill, instead of me." Adam then lifted his body weight on the post and yanked the thing down and started swinging.
Realizing what was now going down, Jaz and Molly ran to the front of the home. Seeing the three assailants running to the house to help. Spotting the van one hundred yards to the right, she yelled towards Molly, "Molly go to the van, find Dalton's comms."
"Wait, that is not the plan!" Molly snapped around to look at Jaz.
"I can't let someone else I care about die. Get the comms, turn it on and ask for command. They will be able to trace us then." Jaz put a hand on Molly to reassure her.
"And then what?" Molly turned towards the van.
"Then, the other half of the cavalry comes." Jaz smiled. Shoving Molly towards the van she took off to a sprint to the house. Before she entered, she grabbed an old kitchen knife that was left on the front porch, and kicked the door open.
Adam was able to kill four of these guys, but soon the rest had him pinned. Until he heard the front door smash open, and he saw her standing there with pure fire in her eyes.
Jaz took off towards Adam, and took notice of the four dead men and the three holding him down. She yanked one back and stabbed him and grabbed his neck. She twisted his neck until she heard a snap and the assailants lifeless body hit the floor.
"Damn, that felt great." Jaz said towards Adam, who had an upset expression on his face. Adam was able to shove the other two off of him. Jaz grabbed him and cut his ties on his wrist, and let the broken post drop to the floor.
"Jaz, what the hell! I said run." The anger on Adams face could send shivers down anyone's spine, but Jaz stood her ground.
"I was NOT going to let you die." Jaz met Adam with an even more angered expression. "Now let's finish this, you owe me a beer for saving your life." Jaz let her anger subside and a calm expression took over her face.
Adam could only smile at her, "We need to talk also, about—"
"Can we kill these two first, and then talk." Jaz didn't mean to interrupt so harshly, but they were still in danger.
Jaz took the left, Dalton took the right, and then it was over. But something was still bothering Jaz, so she decided to do a head count. As she was walking towards the room she was held captive in, she then realized.
Jaz yelled so Adam could hear, "Shit, Adam! There are only seven bodies. Where is Ackmeli?"
"I am right here." Jaz felt a gun pushed into her burned back which made her scream, knowing Ackemli was hiding for this moment.
"Jaz? Are you alright?" Adam, called from the front of the house. Only to see Jaz walking slowly towards him, only to see Ackmeli behind her holding a gun. Anger rushed through Adam, thinking that Ackemli had some nerve threating Jaz again, or even touching her.
Adam raised his hands, "Alright, what do you want!"
Jaz looked at Adam, at his eyes. Jaz knew Adam could see how worried she was. The usual hard exterior she puts on everyday was gone. She was only relieved it was her instead of the man she cares deeply for.
Dalton didn't take his eyes off of her. He still had so much to say to her, so much she wanted to do to her. Kiss her. "Just let her go, and then we can talk. My team will be here soon, and then you'll be guaranteed a death."
Jaz looked from Dalton to the floor, to see if anything could help her get out of this. She noticed a few feet away was the knife she had earlier. The only she could grab it is if she dropped to the floor, but she needed to be smart about it. She turned her head to the side to see Ackmeli, "You'll be dead soon, so sad for you."
"No, it's so sad for you." Ackmeli took his hand with the gun and slammed it against Jaz's blistering burns.
Jaz screamed, which tore right through Adam. He watched as she fell to the floor, and grab something. As she screamed a few tears leaked through Jaz's eyes, which brought pure anger and revenge to Adam's, "Jaz!"
Adam then realized the helicopter that was coming in, knowing that Sergeant James did find his comms, and the team found them.
Jaz was yanked back up by Ackmeli, "Any last words sweetie?" Ackmeli said with a smile.
"Yeah, Fuck you." Jaz then pulled the knife and started to swing. Ackmeli fell to the ground on his back, and Jaz then made two slices on his torso. And started punching until Dalton grabbed her by the waist, and pulled her to him on the ground.
Jaz then looked at Ackmeli, "There now we match, now you will always remember me. You piece of shit."
Adam then looked closely to the half dead terrorist and saw the knife marks Jaz had made. Making a perfect J on his body.
Jaz looked at Adam, and relief passed through both of them. Adam brought Jaz into a hug, "Are you alright?" Adam could feel blood on her back, and pus leaking from her burns. She needed a medic now.
Jaz gave a fake smile, "Peachy"
"C'mon lets get out of here." Adam helped Jaz up, putting her right arm over his shoulder and using is left hand to hold her waist.
Walking out of the front door, they were greeted by familiar faces.
"Top? Jaz? Are you alright?" Preach ran up to them seeing that Jaz was not.
"McG get over here! Jaz needs help." Preach yelled back to the rest of the team.
McG ran up with Amir, "Jesus Christ, you guys look like shit. Jaz what happened?"
Adam still had upright walking with him, "In the helicopter. Where is Sergeant James?"
Amir grabbed Jaz's other arm and swung it over his shoulder, "She is already in the helicopter, she has some burns on her back. But they are healing."
Making their way to the helicopter, Preach went up front with Amir, and Adam went in the back with McG, Jaz, and Molly James.
"Alright Jaz, show me." McG said eagerly, but with concern.
"Is that how you tell women to take off their clothes for you?" Jaz said with a smile, which made everybody else smile.
Jaz tried shifting which only brought pain, Adam then brought his knees to his chest and leaned Jaz on them so that her back was open for McG to see.
" Son of a Bitch." McG said to himself, but only made Amir and Preach turn around in concern when they head what he said.
Adam saw the expression Jaz tried to hide, an expression that she feels like she is weak for this happening. Adam could only do one thing brush the hair on her head. He then looked at McG, and mouthed Morphine to him.
With understanding, McG gave Jaz enough morphine to made her pass out, "They branded her?!" McG almost screamed.
Adam couldn't respond, he could only look at Jaz's face. Preach turned around and saw the way Dalton was looking at Jaz, "McG just do what you can until we get on base." McG nodded in agreement.
Amir then turned towards Dalton, "Top, the Afghan Special Forces have Ackmeli in custody, he is still alive. We should be landing in five minutes."
Finally landed, Jaz was whisked away to get treated. McG stayed with Dalton to assess his injuries, "You should be good top."
"Thanks Joe" Adam said with a smile and a pat on the shoulder.
Preach walks up to McG and Adam, "Adam, Jaz is good. They treated her burns, all she has to do is rest. Patricia would like to speak to you though on video call."
"Alright, thanks brother." Adam started walking towards his desk, not taking his eyes off the door Jaz was behind, resting.
Sitting down, Campbell was on his screen, "Adam Dalton, good to see you. How is Khan?"
"She will be fine, Ackmeli is in custody?" Adam said trying to stay focused.
"Yes, and good work. It was a crazy day, I am glad you two are alright. And Sergeant James is now on her way stateside thanks to your team." Campbell said.
"Of course, It's been a long day. If there is nothing else, I am going to get some rest." Adam looked back at Jaz's door.
"Of course, Night." Campbell then cut her feed.
Adam then walked over to Jaz's door to see it slightly ajar, as he entered he saw Jaz face down on her bed and her back full of bandages. Taking a seat next to her bed he grabs her hand and kisses it, and just holds her hand until he unknowingly doses off.
About an hour has passed when he feels eyes on him, brown eyes. "Hey, you are making my hand sweaty." Jaz said with a smile. Adam could only smile in return, "how are you feeling"
"Like I've been branded" Jaz then just stared at Adam, "About what happened before you went to sacrifice yourself—"
"Yeah we need to talk about that, but later." Adam kissed her hand one more time, and then closed his eyes. Soon sleep took over his body.
I'm going to continue this story, just to let all of you know! I was thinking about ending it like this, but I decided that more could be added!