When he finished his portion, he retrieved the other buffalo fur from where he had kicked it earlier and stretched out on his back beside her. Snapping his fingers, he pointed to the space next to him...
Your heart holds great love for her.Yes. Those terrible men-- She’s just a little girl. They’ve already had her for eight days. I can think of nothing else. Even in my sleep I dream about what could b...
His knife cleared its sheath before he realized he had drawn it. He held the razor-sharp blade to her throat, his body atremble with the effort it took not to kill her.She had her eyes squeezed closed...
You will lie on your back? No harm, eh? I will watch.Must you? Loretta had no inkling what that meant. Must you watch? It makes me nervous. I can’t run away.Nuhr-vus?Nervous. She shrugged one shoulder...
What is this to do with spit?It’s just a saying. When someone or something looks just like something else, it’s called a spittin’ image. I don’t know why.You do not know, but you say the words? The wo...
Hunter bent his head and pressed his face against her hair. The next instant she felt his lips on her neck. She also felt his hand on her posterior. Frustrated by her high neckline and her full skirts...
Why would you bother lying? Her eyes darkened. What would you gain?Your ruffles? He watched her face and knew the moment when she realized he was teasing her. You said I could steal them, yes?As I rec...
Why would he think steal you away? I’m the one victimized, the one who left her family.This saddens your heart?Of course!You must not be sad. This Comanche will bring your family to you many times.He...
Hunter found Warrior down by the river, teaching Pony Girl to swim. Sitting beneath a cottonwood, Hunter pressed his back to the trunk and rested his forearm on his upraised knee. Warrior, I must make...
Hunter gazed at the horizon for a moment. Loretta’s voice kept whispering to him. Hunter wasn’t sure why finding Amy had become so important to him, and he didn’t care to analyze his feelings. Was his...
Where, that was the question. And Hunter had no answers. West, as the prophecy foretold? Into the great mountain ranges? The thought frightened him. He had been raised in open spaces, able to see into...
Hunter grew impatient with his struggling captive and caught a handful of her braid to hold her still. There, I’ve got her. The nose is worst. On the end where it curves up. Her forehead, too, Warrior...
You’d better keep her tied.Why? A yawn stretched Hunter’s dark face.Because she’s looking skittish.She’s naked. Sheathing his knife, Hunter flopped on his back and shaded his eyes with one arm. She wo...
Your own name isn’t half-bad. Bet you don’t know what Loretta means. Rachel folded the dough over, then glanced up with a teasing grin. Your momma and me picked it, mainly for the meaning.It’s a varia...
You rip my heart out and it should not hurt? His teeth closed on her earlobe, nipping lightly, sending shivers over her skin. You spit upon all that I am, and it should not hurt? You abandon me, you d...
It took us two days to gather them! On foot! I will never hear the last of it! You call that no harm? Whatever punishment I choose, my woman deserves it, and more. Name me one woman you know who has r...
Make me a story.Hunter, I don’t have a stitch of clothes on, she squeaked.One of his dark eyebrows flicked upward. You must have clothes to make stories?No. I guess I…well, it might help me think.He s...
You came here angry because your yellow-hair is angry, yes? If you love her, it will be the same when she is sad, when she is happy. Have you ever stood where a stream spills into a river? The two bec...
You do not like me too good. This is a sad thing, eh? With a sweep of his hand, he indicated the world around them. The sky is up, the earth is down. The sun shows its face, only to be chased away by...
The wise ones called council. We cannot remain passive. The whites must be driven out. Now is the right time, while they are at war amongst themselves. Their soldiers are away. They’re defenseless. Th...
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