In His Arms: Blemished Brides Book 3 by Henderson Peggy L

Author:Henderson, Peggy L [Henderson, Peggy L]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Grace’s legs trembled when she entered the cabin, and she leaned heavily on her crutch. The strong scent of wood smoke and leather followed her into the room, bringing with it an overwhelming sense of safety and security. Her heart still beat fast inside her chest, but it wasn’t from her near-fatal encounter with the cougar. Her entire being was tuned in to the man who followed right behind her.

Rose and Andy both darted from the back room. Rose threw her arms around Grace, nearly knocking the crutch from her hand.

“We heard all the noise outside, and the gun shot,” the girl sobbed. “Andy was just about to come and see what was going on, but I reminded him what you told us - that we had to stay inside, no matter what.”

Grace glanced at the boy, who stared up at her with wide eyes. She smiled.

“I’m glad you did what you were told.”

“What happened, Mr. Colter?” Andy’s eyes darted to Levi, his voice filled with excitement.

Grace limped further into the cabin, and turned to look at the woodsman. A blast of warmth rushed through her when she found his eyes resting on her. A mixture of puzzlement and tenderness flashed in his blue gaze. He was still thinking about her impulsive kiss, just as much as she. It was written all over his face.

Her lips tingled, and she quickly directed her attention back to her sister. No man had ever affected her as Levi did. She’d never deliberately kissed a man. What had possessed her to kiss this one? Fear for her life? Gratitude?

Grace mentally shook her head. She’d been scared for her life plenty of times, but not once had it caused her to impulsively kiss a man. Even in Harlan’s Colorado bordello, kissing had been discouraged. The few times a man had taken liberties that way, she’d been repulsed by the act.

Her eyes shifted back to Levi’s face. There was nothing repulsive about him, nothing frightening or anything she needed to fear from him. He still wore a surprised look on his face, and he shifted weight from one foot to the other.

“It’s a good thing you were minding Miss Grace.” Levi shot a stern look at Andy, cutting off eye contact with her. “A cougar will go after prey that’s small and easy to kill. That cat was after the mule, but once it saw Miss Grace on the ground, it went for her.” He knelt to the boy’s eye level, and reached for his arm. “He might have come for you, if you had gone out there.”

“A cougar?” Andy’s eyes widened in a mixture of awe and fear. Rose gasped. She grabbed her sister’s arm.

“I’m all right,” Grace said quickly, darting a hasty glance at Levi. Butterflies churned in her stomach when his gaze met hers. She blinked, and shook off the sensations inside her. Why did a simple glance from this man make her feel all jumbled up inside?

“Did you shoot it?” Andy’s eager question ended her thoughts.

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