Blaze by Susan Johnson

Author:Susan Johnson [Johnson, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-07-31T20:45:48+00:00

THE salve proved as miraculous as Hazard knew it was. Blaze woke feeling wonderful, and it wasn't exclusively due to the salve. Several other factors contributed to her extraordinary sense of well-being. The morning was fresh, warm, sundrenched. And most important, she awoke in Hazard's embrace. He'd held her gently all night, afraid to move lest he wake her, conscious that she was exhausted after the long hours on the trail. He was used to not sleeping; when out on raiding parties, there'd often be many days without rest when pursuit was in-tense. In those circumstances, one simply swung over to a fresh mount in the herd just captured and continued riding.

He'd dozed a little during the night so he hadn't gone completely sleepless. But he'd spent a lot of time staring into the smoldering fire and analyzing the concept of his woman that had finally forced its way into his conscious thoughts. Problems arose; the obvious ones concerned the mine, less blatant ones involved the success of any future they might have. Not new problems, old ones. With an additional reflection to confuse an already muddled predicament. Was Blaze Braddock's unique sense of adventure, he wondered, simply spilling over and encompassing a sensual caprice as well, or was she capable of more? Were her feelings committed past a frivolous lark?

Hazard had been entertaining himself too many years with willing and amorous ladies to be certain himself where frolic stopped and love began. But while he came up with no answers, of one thing he was certain: he did want her as his woman. To relinquish her, to send her away, even to ignore her sexually for some moral concept of honor, as he'd first attempted, were no longer viable options. Selfishly, he wanted her. She pleased him in countless ways, brought joy to his life. And pleasure— more profound and intemperate than any he'd known before.

"I feel much better," Blaze purred, startling him from his musing. "What in the world is in that stuff?"

"Mostly buffalo fat," Hazard replied, adjusting his arm, stiff from its immobility, "with some yucca plant, nettle, camomile, and I forget what else. A few incantations and smoke from sacred tobacco," he added with a smile.

"Are you teasing me?" Blaze asked, nestling against him, her eyes the way he liked them best—enormous with cheerful curiosity.

"I forgot the hummingbird feathers."

"Now you're teasing."

"Nope. True as E-sahca-wata's laugh."

"One of your folktales?"

"This one about Old Man Coyote reminds us of our humanity, and frailty."

"Tell me."

"Sometime. Say tomorrow, when we're indulging our laziness in my lodge at the Arrow." His dark brows rose. "And now, bia, it's time to leave if we want to reach home before dark. Now, Boston princess," he whispered, brushing her hair aside from her cheek, "you have to get ready." And bending, he kissed her tenderly on the eyes, then dressed her, fed her, lifted her onto Peta, and swung up behind, arranging her in his lap. He wouldn't hear of her riding today, although Blaze insisted she was perfectly fine.

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