Straight across the island

I didn't cover much ground on the first day, Jade considers. And I'm near the coast, so the final safe house is probably almost directly across the island from me now. If I head straight away from the beach, and make a beeline for the other side, I'm bound to be going the right way. I wish I had a map!

She looks up at the sky, where the stars are coming out. Big Dipper... there. North is that way, along the coast, so I need to head east. I'll lose sight of the stars under the trees, I'll have to find clearings or climb trees to see the sky, make sure I keep going in a straight line. Was the Moon up last night? I can't even remember.

Off in the distance, she hears the shouts of men, and the scream of a woman. For a moment she winces, thinking of what must be happening... but then the woman's screams turn to laughter. She's enjoying it, Jade thinks, and feels the rush run through her body. Just like I would, if they caught me. I can't help it! I want them to touch me, fuck me, come inside of me... but I only want it because they're making me want it. I have to fight that! I won't be a whore for the cameras, but oh fuck, I want it so bad!

The other side of the rock is much easier to navigate than the steep side she climbed, which is a good thing, because the night is becoming darker with each passing moment. Jade takes one more look at the sky to get her bearings before going back into the trees, and gasps at what she sees.

The sky is positively alive with stars, more than she ever thought possible. A bright band crosses the sky that she knew existed but had never seen before, except as a barely-visible haze that looked only like a wispy cloud... the Milky Way. A meteor flashes across the band, burning more brightly than any other star in the sky before quickly fading out and vanishing. The beauty of the night takes her away from the terrors of the island, even the aching need for sexual satisfaction, if only for a moment, and for that she is grateful.

Moving through the woods at night is easier than Jade had expected. The night is dark with no moon in the sky, but her eyes become accustomed to the starlight, and surprisingly her bare feet seem to help her navigate, giving her a connection to her surroundings. In many ways, hiking without shoes is easier than with them. Of course, she also has to deal with the pain of stepping on small rocks and branches, but compared to what else she's been through, that proves easy to ignore.

It's difficult to keep her mind straight, though. She can't allow herself to lose focus, but when she concentrates on the task at hand, she inevitably thinks of the men who might catch her... and what they might do to her. Then she feels the swelling of excitement, and the desire to simply give in to it, and that desire needs to be forced back down again. It helps when she can look up at the stars, which have only grown brighter as the twilight glow vanished completely. That awesome sky is enough to drive out other thoughts, at least for a few moments at a time.

She had chosen a bright star on the eastern horizon to use as her clock, estimating how long it had been since sunset by tracking its progress across the sky. She wishes she knew what the name of the star is, but astronomy had never interested her before. Her legs ache from the efforts of the previous day, and a dull pain radiates in her thighs and buttocks which had broken the water in her jump from the cliff. But she has to cover ground, so she resolves to walk at least until her star is a quarter of the way across the sky, and only then rest.

Up ahead, Jade hears the sounds of male voices, and smells whiff of smoke.

Jade crouches down lower, tries to walk more quietly, but heads in their direction; she wants to see them, listen in on their conversation. Perhaps she can learn some valuable clues, as the men know more about the island than she does. She pointedly ignores her mounting urges, inspired by the sound of the men so close. A very real, very insistent part of her wants them to take her, but she forces that desire under control.

"...three so far," she hears as she gets close. "I caught this one pretty girl right out of the gate before I hooked up with you guys - she barely even put up a fight. Tried to get me to take her to a safe house first, but I just fucked her right there, and damn if she didn't love every minute of it! At the waterfall, I had a go with one of the sisters, hell if I know which one. And, of course, our little plaything here."

Jade stops for a moment as those words sink in. They've got one of the girls there with them, she thinks. Are they keeping her prisoner, tied up so they can use her for their - stop that! she yells at herself with her thoughts, bothered by the sudden thrill she experiences at the thought of being restrained by a gang of men and unable to resist their demands. Maybe she's there of her own free will... or what's left of it. If I didn't know what was making me feel like this, I might give into it too.

"You feel like playing with me right now?" a female voice says.

"Damn, girl, I just fucked you ten minutes ago!" the man replies. "Go suck on Matt's cock, he's probably ready for more."

"Mmm, with pleasure."

Jade creeps in closer, until she can see the camp through the leaves of a concealing bush. There are three men, two Caucasian and one Asian man, and he's the one with the girl kneeling on the ground licking his cock. The girl is blonde, full-figured... Jade remembers her slightly, but of course never found out her name. She doesn't seem to be held against her will - on the contrary, she seems to be enthusiastic about her situation. Jade watches her for a long moment, unable to tear her eyes away... it's only when she feels her own hand sneaking down to touch herself that she shakes out of the spell. I have to stay focused, she thinks. Otherwise, I might as well go out there and join them. And no, I DON'T want that, no matter how much I feel like I do!

"Oh, yeah, baby... you're a good fuckin' slut, do you want my come in your mouth?"

"Mm-hmm," the girl replies.

"Here it comes, slut," he groans, and a second or two later, he pulls out and lets loose on her upturned face, shooting white ropes of thick cream from his cock. She giggles as it covers her face, licking her lips and then sliding her mouth back over his member to suck the rest out of him.

Jade puts a hand over her own mouth to keep from gasping out loud. I can't take much more of this, she thinks. Should I just give in? They're not treating her roughly, there aren't any bruises on her or anything... they may even be protecting her from the other men. And I can't forget, I'm in this to win. If I don't reach the prize, it's all for nothing. Maybe my virginity is a small price to pay...