Jamie Fraser

I lay down on the icy floor; I was a little sore, but I didn't care. The blows I'd received were taking their toll, but I'd endured much worse pain.

I tried to cover myself a little better with the thin blanket around me. The place was full of drunken men. I knew it wasn't right, but I wanted to make sure they didn't do anything to Jazmin . She and I barely spoke, but that was no reason not to protect her. No one in the clan really cared about her. How had she managed to take care of herself all this time?

I heard footsteps coming from the room, trying to be quiet. Suddenly, the door opened and a loud bang made the skin of my ribs go numb.

"Damn it..." I groaned. Maybe sleeping on the floor hadn't been such a good idea after all. But what could I do? Let any man have the chance to come into my room and rape me?