Slowly the heat from his body chased the chill from hers. Loretta’s eyelids grew heavy. The wind whispering in the treetops seemed peaceful now, not frightening. The shifting shadows that had terrifie...
You cannot escape me. You are here. That is the way of it.Glancing toward the door and the horrors she knew lay beyond, she whispered, I have no choice.You choose where you place your feet, Blue Eyes....
That my eyes are yours as well. When you go blind, I’ll draw pictures with words so you can still see all the beautiful things. You told me once that the most gorgeous thing you first saw was the Cent...
You sure are a purty thing, he murmured, his voice husky. I bet that buck of yours’ll be hot on our trail to git you back. That is if he ain’t dead.The stench of the man’s body filmed the lining of Lo...
You will drink more?No, thank you.She felt suddenly tired and wished he would leave so she could sleep. Instead he stoppered the canteen and sat back down on the bed. She drew up her knees and stared...
I’m frightened, she said shakily.I am frightened beside you, he murmured.You? But why are you--Because you are sunshine. Because you make a glad song inside me. I have great fear that you will go away...
Still numb with shock, she stared off into the distance, remembering the night Hunter had recited his song to her. She studied the rise, truly believing, for the first time, that she and Hunter were...
He gazed into the darkness at the flickering shadows. Above the tops of the trees on the opposite side of the river, he could see endless stretches of starlit sky. He longed for home where the plains...
He stretched out an arm and watched the myriad emotions that crossed her face as she contemplated the spot beside him. She had slept beside him before, many times, but tonight was different. There was...
If you hunger, we will have nuts and fruit, eh?Loretta swallowed a lump of air. Fruit and nuts were better than the alternative. Maybe, if she ate one nut at a time…All right, fruit and nuts.He spread...
With a start, she noticed the warrior had stretched out a hand to her. A wide leather band encircled his wrist to protect him from his bowstring. Staring at his dark palm and strong fingers, she shook...
The next three days passed in a blur. Most of the time Loretta slept, while Hunter watched over her. When she awoke he was always nearby, either inside the lodge or within sight beyond the doorway. In...
We walk backward in our footsteps, eh? Maybe you will walk forward a new way when we reach your wooden walls. You could be a little bit happy as my woman, no?Loretta fixed her eyes on the horizon ahea...
Warrior beckoned to her. Loh-rhett-ah, you come, eh?Loretta glanced uneasily at Red Buffalo. To her surprise, he moved closer to Maiden of the Tall Grass to make room for her. Blackbird dashed across...
There’s a time and a place for everything, and this isn’t it.No? He ran a hand under her blouse. I say it is a very good time.She jerked when his fingers scaled her ribs. That tickles.Without warning...
When the wind blows, the sapling bends, the flowers lie low against the earth, the grass is flattened. He thumped his chest with his fist. I am your wind, Blue Eyes. Bend or break. In all her life, sh...
Within her grew a child, both and Comanche, the child of the great warrior with indigo eyes and his honey-haired maiden. A child who brought new hope for the People and tomorrow.
Did she know she took with her a little bit of his heart?
So we go to fight, do we?I go.Then we go with you. Hog fastened his gaze on the huddled shape under the mesquite bush for a moment. You’d do the same.Hunter mounted up. You’re certain you want to go?...
Don’t shoot, Tom cautioned again. That brave in the lead has a crooked lance with a white flag. Whatever it is they’re wantin’, it ain’t a fight. You speak any Comanch’?Not a word, Henry replied.I don...
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