Riding With the Devil's Mistress (Lou Prophet Western #3)
“Not only that, but she wasn’t sleeping on her saddle, which she’d done nearly every night since hitting the vengeance trail.
She was in Prophet’s hotel room.
Remembering that she’d looped her shell belt and holster around the bedpost after returning from the privy during the night, she grabbed the weapon from the holster and thumbed back the hammer as she tossed a quick glance to her left and saw that Prophet was gone, his covers thrown back.
The knock sounded again.
She turned to the door, aiming the revolver. ‘Who is it?’ she snapped.
A muffled voice sounded behind the door.
Scowling sleepily, Louisa threw back the blankets, brushed her hair from her eyes, and headed for the door, gun extended, wincing at the burn in her right calf.
‘Who is it?’ she repeated impatiently.
‘Bath water, ma’am.’ Louisa thought it over for several seconds; she hadn’t survived this long being gullible. Finally, she turned the key in the lock and cracked the door. In the hall, a black boy of about eight or... nine stood holding a bucket of steaming water.MoreLess
She was in Prophet’s hotel room.
Remembering that she’d looped her shell belt and holster around the bedpost after returning from the privy during the night, she grabbed the weapon from the holster and thumbed back the hammer as she tossed a quick glance to her left and saw that Prophet was gone, his covers thrown back.
The knock sounded again.
She turned to the door, aiming the revolver. ‘Who is it?’ she snapped.
A muffled voice sounded behind the door.
Scowling sleepily, Louisa threw back the blankets, brushed her hair from her eyes, and headed for the door, gun extended, wincing at the burn in her right calf.
‘Who is it?’ she repeated impatiently.
‘Bath water, ma’am.’ Louisa thought it over for several seconds; she hadn’t survived this long being gullible. Finally, she turned the key in the lock and cracked the door. In the hall, a black boy of about eight or... nine stood holding a bucket of steaming water.MoreLess
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