Innocent Fire
“Tears were an indulgence, she realized for the first time in her life—although the sisters had told her that many times. Nothing would save her now except the Lord.
“What are you going to do with me?” she cried.
His hand on her stomach lightly caressed her, and her horror increased, for she was wearing nothing but her flannel nightgown. “I already told you, poquita.” His voice was rich, but so frightening. “I will make you my woman, my wife.”
“They’ll come after me,” Miranda said desperately. “...Those cowboys—”
“No, sweet, I’m afraid not.” His voice was in her ear. “They will have to leave the bunkhouse or burn to death. Once all three have come out, the men I left behind will pick them off.”
“Bragg will kill you!”
She could feel the man behind her grow tense. “If he can find me, I welcome him.”
His tone was soft, ruthless, and she was afraid.
His voice became a silken caress. “But, cara, you give me no credit. Do you think I would come to you while he was still there?MoreLess
“What are you going to do with me?” she cried.
His hand on her stomach lightly caressed her, and her horror increased, for she was wearing nothing but her flannel nightgown. “I already told you, poquita.” His voice was rich, but so frightening. “I will make you my woman, my wife.”
“They’ll come after me,” Miranda said desperately. “...Those cowboys—”
“No, sweet, I’m afraid not.” His voice was in her ear. “They will have to leave the bunkhouse or burn to death. Once all three have come out, the men I left behind will pick them off.”
“Bragg will kill you!”
She could feel the man behind her grow tense. “If he can find me, I welcome him.”
His tone was soft, ruthless, and she was afraid.
His voice became a silken caress. “But, cara, you give me no credit. Do you think I would come to you while he was still there?MoreLess
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