Stand, Blue Eyes," he told her gently.
She tipped her head back. Tears shimmered on her cheeks. "I'll do anything, Hunter. I'll serve you on my knees. I'll be your loyal slave forever. I'll kiss the ground you walk on, anything."
He disengaged his hand from hers and grasped her shoulders, hauling her to her feet. "I want you in my buffalo robes, not making kisses in the dirt."
Her eyes darkened. "I'll do anything."
Hunter was about to tell her he would find Amy, that she need not beg, but her last words stopped him. He was not a stupid man. He searched her pale face.
"I'll be your woman. That's what you want, isn't it? I'll stay with you. Freely. If you'll find Amy and bring her back to me. I promise, Hunter."
Her desperation made him feel ashamed. She had come to him for help; he couldn't turn her away. He needed no reward for finding her sister. Yet he wanted this woman. And she was here, offering herself to him.
She tipped her head back. Tears shimmered on her cheeks. "I'll do anything, Hunter. I'll serve you on my knees. I'll be your loyal slave forever. I'll kiss the ground you walk on, anything."
He disengaged his hand from hers and grasped her shoulders, hauling her to her feet. "I want you in my buffalo robes, not making kisses in the dirt."
Her eyes darkened. "I'll do anything."
Hunter was about to tell her he would find Amy, that she need not beg, but her last words stopped him. He was not a stupid man. He searched her pale face.
"I'll be your woman. That's what you want, isn't it? I'll stay with you. Freely. If you'll find Amy and bring her back to me. I promise, Hunter."
Her desperation made him feel ashamed. She had come to him for help; he couldn't turn her away. He needed no reward for finding her sister. Yet he wanted this woman. And she was here, offering herself to him.
( Catherine Anderson )
[ Comanche Moon ]
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