At last he drew her against his chest, and she clung to him as if he were about to throw her off a cliff. He wondered if that wouldn’t be kinder. You’re a murderer, she sobbed. I hate you, don’t you u...
As the Comanchero cupped his hands around the fullness of her breasts, his attention shifted to the medallion she had been wearing, concealed from Uncle Henry under her dress. His bleary eyes sharpene...
As Loretta drew near the door, Tom cried, No! You miserable coward, Henry. You send that girl out there, and you’ll never sleep a whole night through the rest of your life.Loretta touched the door pla...
Angry wasn’t the word to describe Loretta’s frame of mind. She wasn’t just furious, but horribly hurt as well. That terrified her. She wasn’t falling in love. She So what if Hunter wanted a dozen wiv...
And I have blown like the wind, yes? Angry because you sleep away from me?No. But I know you have every right.So you wait for my anger, and it does not come. He turned her in his arms and raised her c...
Amy did as she was told, albeit reluctantly, describing with every step the dire fate that was in store for Loretta when Hunter caught her.He won’t cut off my nose!Will so!Will not! Loretta leaped acr...
After the Indians departed, Rachel bolted from the cabin and wrapped her arms around Loretta. Woodenly she returned her aunt’s embrace but kept her eyes on the cloud of dust that drifted toward the ri...
After Hunter lowered her onto her fur pallet, which she was swiftly coming to regard as her prison, she clutched the buffalo robe around her and rolled onto her side. She felt like an animal caught i...
A coyote wailed, the sound sending a shiver up Loretta’s spine. She cocked an ear, listening.I hope that’s what it sounds like and not an Injun, Mrs. Cortwell whispered.It’s likely a coyote, Mrs. Span...
Releasing her, he struck her lightly on the arm. Wheeling his horse, he glanced toward the windows of the house and thumped his chest with a broad fist. I claim her!
It is well, little one. It is finished, eh?She panted, tossing her head. It h-hurts!It will pass, he assured her huskily. It will pass. It is a promise I make for you.She went rigid when he began to m...
Go. Until your loyalty to me is greater than your hatred.I have stepped between you and enemy rifles!And now you make war on my woman. Do not test me again, cousin.The muscles across Red Buffalo’s bac...
It was easier said than done. For a moment Loretta struggled, unable to make up her mind. Her child had the right to know his or her father. And the chance would be lost unless she found some courage...
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...
You will walk backward in your footsteps and go forward a new way?I--He slid her hand upward so it rested on his shoulder, forcing her closer. His height was such that she had to tip her head back to...
You say it, and I will do it.Confusion played upon her face. What?You say to me how.Scarlet dotted her cheeks. She nibbled her lip, staring at him. don’t know how. It’s just, well, there are certain...
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 aren’t lost, Hunter. The words in your song will guide you. And when you falter, your Great Ones will lead you--to the place we’re meant to find. We will sing the People’s songs to our children. T...
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 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,...