Red Bird's Song
“Hadn't she fallen asleep beneath a bower of yellow leaves with the stream gurgling close by? The spill of water reached her from a distance now and an orange sun hung low over the trees.Not a soul was in sight; she had no idea where Emma and Colin were, or even where she was...only that she was alone, and it would soon be dark. Did she dare call out to Wicomechee? What if Chaka lurked close by? Her chest tightened."Mechee,” she called softly, unable to keep the quaver from her voice."You fear I... am gone?"Sucking in her breath, she twisted toward his voice.With a slight smile, he stepped out from behind a heavily branched spruce. She hated to admit the depth of her relief at his coming. Not only that, but for some reason, he looked different now, and it took her a moment to reply."How did I get here?"He knelt beside her. “I brought you."She vaguely remembered the comforting sensation of being in his arms. “I thought that was a dream."His undeniably handsome face creased in a grimace.MoreLess
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