The Pride of Hannah Wade
“Lutero led her to a jacal, half-concealed by the scrub Juniper and pine crowding the north side of the canyon, floor. While Lutero staked the horses out to graze on the winter-brown grass, Hannah explored the newly built honeymoon retreat, stocked with several days’ supply of food, utensils for cooking, and a bed frame covered with blankets.
Lutero ducked through the low opening to loom before her. “It is as you wish?”
She managed to stand her ground and not back away from him in an instinctive recoil, sensing his attempt to please. “Enju.” She indicated her approval.
“I will start a fire.” He moved past her to the center of the bower, where firewood and kindling were laid in preparation.
The winter sun left the sky early. Outside, shadows were already lengthening in the late afternoon. They had brought food with them, so Hannah didn’t have to fix a meal that night. She began, unpacking it while Lutero used a fire drill, twirling it in his hands to ignite the grass and bark shreds aro...und the small hole in the foot-long sotol stick.MoreLess
Lutero ducked through the low opening to loom before her. “It is as you wish?”
She managed to stand her ground and not back away from him in an instinctive recoil, sensing his attempt to please. “Enju.” She indicated her approval.
“I will start a fire.” He moved past her to the center of the bower, where firewood and kindling were laid in preparation.
The winter sun left the sky early. Outside, shadows were already lengthening in the late afternoon. They had brought food with them, so Hannah didn’t have to fix a meal that night. She began, unpacking it while Lutero used a fire drill, twirling it in his hands to ignite the grass and bark shreds aro...und the small hole in the foot-long sotol stick.MoreLess
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