Kendra's Choice by Lauri Robinson

Author:Lauri Robinson [Robinson, Lauri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Western, Fiction
Published: 2011-03-03T00:00:00+00:00

Lauri Robinson

heart fell, probably landed somewhere near her feet.

“I’ll take that as a yes,” he said, tipping forward to brush his lips against her forehead.

Her heart wasn’t on the ground. It was pounding in her chest cavity, sent blood racing into her face, throbbing in her ears. Her hands, wrapped around his neck, latched on tighter so she wouldn’t fall to the ground since her legs seemed to have disappeared.

“Major Marlow!” The yell, along with the thundering of hoofs blew into the yard at the same time. “Major Marlow!”

Half dazed, Kendra twisted her head. A cloud of dust followed two uniformed men galloping down the road. They reined in, brought their sweating mounts to halt only a few feet away.

Sterling’s hand, the one that until this moment she hadn’t realized cupped her waist, tightened, held her close to his side as he addressed the men.

“What’s happened?”

The rider pulled his hat from his head, wiped at the stream of water running out of his hair and down the side of his face. “The bank in Lamar was robbed again. This time four people were killed. The governor sent for you.”

“Shit,” Sterling mumbled.

A cold chill made Kendra quiver and lean into the heat of his body. “Sterling?” she asked, not really knowing what she wanted to ask, but icy fingers of fear had gripped her spine and just saying his name eased the painful hold.

He wrapped his other arm around her, held her tight for a moment that was much too brief.

Lessening the hold, but not releasing her, he asked the man, “How’d you know where to find me?”

“We were on the trail to Denver, but met up with some folks on the main road. They’d been here for the wedding.”

A crowd had formed, including her mother who 54

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