What was she thinking? Tarnished Silver? Brother. He probably practiced that smoldering look in the mirror so all women within a mile would fall over like nine pins when he smiled. Well, count her out...
What will lead her back to me, ?Woman with Many Robes smiled. Fate, Hunter. It guides our footsteps. It will guide hers.
What’sa matter? You afraid I’ll get too friendly if I find out you’ve been pleasurin’ Comanches?Struggling to stay calm, she said, You’re a smart man. I heard you and your men talking. You were hired...
When everyone had been dispatched, he turned to Loretta, one dark eyebrow cocked, his indigo eyes twinkling with laughter.One wife and only one wife, forever with no horizon?Loretta’s gaze chased off,...
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...
When he tried to picture what his life would be like without her, he saw only emptiness. She to believe him.Afraid as he had never been, he reached out to her, his hand palm up and open. For an endle...
When she finally grew still, a taut silence settled over them. From the corner of his eye he could see her worrying her lip, her small white teeth sinking into the soft pink flesh. Remembering how tho...
When she lowered her hands, her reflection shimmered up at her, pale and golden in contrast with the bronzed, dark-haired man next to her. Seeing herself beside him made the nightmarish situation she...
When the shot rang out, she jerked as if the ball had plowed into her own body. The blast echoed and reechoed, loud and reverberating, punctuating her worst fear with a cutting finality. Running, runn...
When they reached the river, he turned left. , Blue Water River. You call it the Brazos, eh? He pointed ahead of them. , upstream. Jabbing a thumb over his shoulder, he said, , downstream. You will li...
Where are we going? she asked.You will see.She cast an uneasy glance at the knife on his belt. Then her eyes trailed up his muscular torso to his face. The breeze caught his hair, pulling it back so s...
Where is the high place the Great Ones spoke of? Where is the canyon filled with blood? And how will I ever reach across so great a distance to take Loh-rhett-ah’s hand?You must have faith. The high p...
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...
While she prayed, she listened--for Hunter, for some telltale sound that he was indeed out there, as she sensed he was. She knew, as surely as if Hunter had told her, that he was watching over her. Sh...
Who is that girl? Loretta demanded one evening.What girl? Hunter felt heat rising up his neck and avoided meeting his wife’s flashing blue gaze. girl, the one who seems to have something in her eye.Hu...
Why are we camped so far from the others? she asked, striving to keep her voice calm. A fire had leapt to life some distance away, and she could hear the faint sound of the others talking.Your Aye-mee...
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...
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...
Willow leaves swayed before Hunter’s eyes, but his gaze held fast, riveted on the slender girl as she tried to break his lance. With each swing of her arms, he clenched his teeth, growing angrier. The...
With the tip of his tongue, he outlined her ear. The words came out so slurred, she doubted he even knew he was saying them. Prairie flower, he muttered, in springtime.
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