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“Laura, I have two favors to ask of you.”

Seth went on, “I’m sorry, but I have to ask.”

“What?” Favors? What exactly could she do for him?

“If we run into the men, I’m going to fight them as best as I can. I need you to take Abby and run, okay? Through the river or wherever you think is the safest. But let me fight and distract them and buy you some time. Please?”

That was a favor for him? It seemed like a favor for her. But Laura knew why he was asking. The thought of leaving Seth to near certain death hit her harder than she would have ever imagined. He was a park ranger. A stranger.

And she did not want him to die.

“Okay. I’ll try, Seth.” She hoped that was good enough.

“The second favor is a bigger one. When you get out of this, I want you to get a message to my family. Will you please tell them that I’m sorry and that I love them?”