A Twisted Fate by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B06XT2L547
Published: 2017-03-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“You’re doing great,” Giselle said, squeezing the arm of the trembling girl beside her. She was scared too, but she knew Posy was depending on her to be strong, so she had to pretend. “We need to choose a new name for you, though. The men who are chasing you know who you are.”

The moon was bright, thank goodness, and the sky was nearly cloudless. Giselle wished beyond almost anything that they had a lantern with them, but who could possibly have predicted this turn of events and known that they’d need one? Perhaps they should have taken the one from the barn. Would the owner have known, or cared? It was useless to think about it now—they were almost to the hotel, and it was silly to waste time on regrets.

“I can’t think of any names,” Posy said. “I’ve just always been Posy.”

“What’s your mother’s name?”

“Martha.”

“Hmm. I don’t know—that doesn’t suit you.” Giselle started running through every name she could think of in her mind. The girl simply was a Posy—she couldn’t imagine calling her anything else.

“Well now, what do we have here?”

Giselle jumped when she heard the gravelly voice and saw a shadow step out from behind a tree. She sucked in a breath and felt Posy’s hand grab hers.

“I think we have two pretty young things out when they shouldn’t be out. What a shame if something should happen to them,” he said, taking a step toward them. “I don’t suppose either of you saw an Indian girl out here tonight.”

“No, we did not, and I’ll thank you to let us pass,” Giselle said, forcing her voice not to shake.

“You’ll thank me? How will you thank me?” He took another step closer. “I wouldn’t mind a kiss from that sweet mouth.”

“Which you’ll never get. Now let us by.”

“No, I don’t think I will.” He grinned, but Giselle couldn’t make out more of his face than that. “And my friends agree with me.”

Two other men stepped out from the shadows.

Giselle swallowed.

The first man reached out to touch Posy’s face, but Giselle batted his hand away. “Sir, if you and your friends don’t step aside immediately, I will be forced to do something about it.”

“Oh? And what might that be?” His eyes hadn’t left Posy, and Giselle was terrified that he’d recognize her. “Seems to me it’s two against three. Of course, that’s two little girls against three men with guns, so I’d know how to bet if this were a gambling matter.” Another grin. “How about we step over there to that nice little spot between buildings and continue this conversation in private?”

“No, we will not.” Giselle lifted her chin. “Let us pass.”

He grabbed Posy’s arm. “I tried to be nice about this, but you’re making it difficult. Come on!”

Posy cried out as he yanked her away from Giselle.

That was enough.

Giselle brought up the pistol she’d been concealing in her skirts, cocked it with her other hand, and aimed. “Let her go.”

The man’s gaze flicked from her face to the weapon.

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