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.
His gaze riveted on the faded bruise along her cheek. If he sent her back to her adoptive father, how many more bruises would she receive? "You make lies of your promises, Blue Eyes."
"Not this time. I swear it, Hunter. I swear it before God, I'll be your woman. Anything for Amy."
He caught her chin. "You make a God promise? You will lie with me in my buffalo robes?"
Loretta closed her eyes. The words stuck in her throat. She was sacrificing her self-respect. Her own people would forever scorn her if they knew. But what choice did she have?
"Yes, I'll lie with you.
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.
His gaze riveted on the faded bruise along her cheek. If he sent her back to her adoptive father, how many more bruises would she receive? "You make lies of your promises, Blue Eyes."
"Not this time. I swear it, Hunter. I swear it before God, I'll be your woman. Anything for Amy."
He caught her chin. "You make a God promise? You will lie with me in my buffalo robes?"
Loretta closed her eyes. The words stuck in her throat. She was sacrificing her self-respect. Her own people would forever scorn her if they knew. But what choice did she have?
"Yes, I'll lie with you.
( Catherine Anderson )
[ Comanche Moon ]
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