Blue Eyes, I do not want stew, Hunter whispered, his voice laced with tenderness. If you hunger, we will have nuts and fruit, eh?Loretta swallowed a lump of air. Fruit and nuts were better than the al...
Blue Eyes, if you do not know the way, we must do it the Comanche way.
Blue Eyes, if you do not know the way, we must do it the Comanche way.Well…yes, I suppose. It’s just that I--Hunter? He bent his dark head and trailed his lips to her other breast, nibbling and nudgi...
Blue Eyes, we have many nights to lie with one another. Forever, yes? Until we die and rot.Until death do we part, she amended.
Blue Eyes, you will be a fine wife in time, he said gravely.No, I won’t. Her gaze flew to his, brimming with misery and tears. Oh, Hunter, what’s the matter with me?Studying her small face, Hunter rea...
Blue Eyes, you will drink?Loretta waved him away. A long silence settled over them. Then Hunter grasped her chin and forced her to look at him., seeking death, it is not wisdom. He wedged the canteen...
Blue Eyes, you will say yes to me?Tonight? Now?Yes, tonight. Before this time between us passes.When she sat, silent, watching, Hunter lifted her of his lap and rose, drawing her up beside him. She st...
Blue Eyes, you will see into me, eh? Because he was still holding the two pieces of meat, he didn’t have a free hand and nudged her shoulder with his forearm. , look.For the first time, she detected a...
Blue Eyes?He slowed his pace as he got closer, his indigo eyes traveling the length of her, taking in every detail of her dress, from the high neckline down to the bit of petticoat and black high-topp...
Blue Eyes… He trailed his lips down one of her braids until he found the sweet curve of her neck. Make a picture for me, yes? So I can see what you fear.What good will that do?Fear is a strong enemy....
Blue Eyes… Hunter sighed and interlaced his fingers, bending his knuckles backward, stalling because he didn’t want to say the wrong thing. Can you say words so this Comanche can see into you?I’m Ah,...
Can I have just a moment with the priest?For why?Just to ask him something.Hunter’s grip on her arm relaxed. , hurry. Loretta cupped a hand over the priest’s ear and quickly whispered her request, the...
Come out, White-Eyes, the voice called. I bring gifts, not bloodshed.Henry, wearing nothing but his pants and the bandages Aunt Rachel had wrapped around his chest the night before, hopped on one foot...
Dawn came in wisps of pink against a blue-gray sky. Through the trees, shafts of misty sunlight formed luminous motes of warmth along the river. Birds sang. Squirrels chattered. The low rush of the wa...
From the first we knew it could never work between us. Somehow, for a few wonderful days, we lost sight of that. You’re a Comanche. I’m a woman. We’re worlds apart.Look into me and say you have no lo...
From the hilltop Loretta watched the lone man walking toward her from the village. Relief flooded through her when she recognized Hunter’s loose-hipped, graceful stride. She crossed herself quickly an...
Hunter crouched beside the fire, a cup of coffee cradled in his palms, his gaze fixed on the shifting flames. He could see his yellow-hair from the corner of his eye and knew every time she moved, eve...
Hunter disappeared once, returning a few minutes later with a bouquet of wild flowers. When Swift Antelope and Amy weren’t watching, he dragged her behind bushes to kiss her. Several times, on toward...
Hunter drew her back against his chest and bent his head to press his face to her hair. Blue Eyes… He trailed his lips down one of her braids until he found the sweet curve of her neck. Make a picture...
Hunter enfolded Loretta’s hand in his and nudged his stallion into a walk, pulling her along with him toward his lodge. He had forgotten how small her hand felt, how fragile the network of bones, how...
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