Hunter's Woman by Lindsay McKenna

Author:Lindsay McKenna [McKenna, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General
ISBN: 9780373242559
Publisher: Silhouette Books
Published: 1998-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

The darkness was complete when night fell once more. Catt moved from hut to hut checking on her many patients. Her whole team had worked as feverishly as she had all day and she had sent them home to have dinner and get a good night’s sleep. Her head swam with fatigue. Her hand shook as she held the flashlight trained before her on the red clay earth as she headed, almost with dread, to Mandei’s hut. All day long the condition of the young mother-to-be had been worsening. Catt had given her the absolute limit of antibiotics in order to try to save her life.

“Catt?”

Stumbling to a halt, she felt a warmth flow through her. It was Ty. Right now, she needed him. Dread was suffocating her with every step she took toward that hut that held the mother and unborn baby. She saw his large bulk emerge out of the darkness. When he came closer, she saw that he was no less stressed from the day-long activity than she was.

“You’re going to check on Mandei before we call it a night?”

“Yes.” Catt gazed up at him. When he placed his hand on her upper arm, it no longer made her recoil in dread. Something had happened out on that boat deck this morning. Maybe it was part of the magic and miracles Ty had spoken about. Catt wasn’t sure. She wanted to take that step and move into those strong arms she knew he would open for her. Though Ty’s features were shadowed, she saw the worry, the anxious look in his eyes. His fingers closed firmly on her arm.

“Let me go with you?” He saw Catt’s expression, the longing for him, and it surprised him. Ty knew how weary she was. She’d gotten only three hours of sleep the night before. And once again, she’d worked herself relentlessly throughout the day and evening, without rest. Earlier he’d shoved a sandwich into her hands and forced her to stop for fifteen minutes to eat, and drink a little water. She was a tireless worker in the midst of the carnage of this epidemic.

“Yes, I’d like that,” she whispered, her voice low and off-key. And then she blurted, “I’m afraid, Ty. Afraid…”

Releasing a sigh, he rasped, “I know you are. I know how much she means to you.”

“The baby…” Catt looked forlornly at the hut in the distance.

Ty winced, his hand tightening momentarily on her arm. He wanted so badly to just hold Catt and protect her from the inevitable. “I’ll go with you, darlin’….”

This time his endearment filled her with hope, if only for a moment. Catt looked up at him, a twisted smile on her lips. “I just can’t figure you out, Hunter.”

He matched her wry smile. “Don’t try. Just let me help you all I can. Okay?”

“Okay….” And she turned unwillingly toward Mandei’s hut.

Ty tried to gird himself for what would happen. He saw the reality in Catt’s face. She knew the woman would die and so would the baby she carried.

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