In the morning Hunter awoke to find his blue-eyes curled up against his side, only the tip of her nose and a tangle of gold hair showing above the edge of the buffalo robe. She had one hand wedged und...
Instinctively she tried to push him away, only to find that he was too strong to be so easily dispatched. By the time she realized that, the delicious pull of his mouth swept her mind clean of all rat...
It is good I came, my father. You have the gift. Already my heart is lighter.Many Horses ran his tongue over his own jagged teeth, nodding thoughtfully. I am proud of all my children, he said huskily....
It is good?Mm, she said, taking another bite and brushing her palm clean on her bloomers. Delicious.Dee-lish-us?For the space of a heartbeat she forgot to be afraid of him, and a smile spread across h...
You must trust the Great Ones, If you are certain she is the woman of the prophecy, then all will be well. The song cannot come to pass if she dies.Hunter tucked in his chin to study the girl’s mud-s...
It was a fact that he hadn’t lied to her--except for the time he had promised to cut out her tongue and hadn’t. She couldn’t very well hold that against him.
It was my wish to make your fear small, not big. To become your good friend, not your enemy.Oh, Hunter, I wish we be friends again. Remember our journey to my wooden walls? Sometimes--I think about t...
You make a smile inside me, that is why I want you. The way a man wants his wife. He ran a hand up her back, kneading her tense muscles. You will trust this Comanche? As you did when you rode in a gre...
You will lie beside me.But what about Amy?Your Aye-mee is with my mother, yes? The woman who is mean like a buffalo. She is safe. You will be easy about her until the sun shows its face. His voice tur...
I’m here if you need an ear. You can count on me.With that, she left the loft. Loretta wrapped her arms around her knees and gazed out the window at the moonlit yard, remembering another night, a life...
Knowing what he wanted, he went after it with single-minded intensity, until a hoarse moan ripped from her and she arched toward him, her body jerking with every pass of his tongue. His, at last. Hunt...
Knowing what he wanted, he went after it with single-minded intensity, until a hoarse moan ripped from her and she arched toward him, her body jerking with every pass of his tongue. His, at last.
Loretta’s shoulders slumped in defeat. With numb hands she lowered the rifle to the dirt.A nasty grin twisted Hunter’s mouth. So it is a trade? You are my woman?For once, she was glad she couldn’t tal...
Make a story for me, yes? About my Loh-rhett-ah when she was small like Blackbird.She stared at him, clearly unable to believe he meant it. He forced a yawn, and from the look that crossed her small f...
You will eat--unmistakable laughter played upon his face--so you will stay strong. We cannot fight the big fight if you tremble from hunger.Loretta lowered her gaze. A rush of conflicting emotions ass...
You make lies of your promises, Blue Eyes.Not this time. I swear it, Hunter. I swear it before God, I’ll be your woman. Anything for Amy.He caught her chin. You make a God promise? You will lie with m...
You will lie with me in my buffalo robes?
On the eighth day of Hunter’s absence, along toward dusk, Loretta heard a distant yodeling sound and glanced up from Maiden’s cooking fire to see men riding in. It wasn’t difficult to spot Hunter, sev...
To the west, the sinking sun was a red orb, streaking the evening sky with wisps of dark gray and pink. Loretta no longer sat erect on the horse to keep her breasts from touching the Comanche’s naked...
Pray your words, old man.The priest licked his lips and glanced fearfully at the crowd of savages around them. Perhaps it was the stark contrast of black robes against pallid flesh, but Loretta though...
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