Night Thunder's Bride: Blackfoot Warriors, Book 3 by Karen Kay

Author:Karen Kay
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2012-05-22T04:00:00+00:00

“I have nothing to dry myself with,” Rebecca complained. “No, do not turn around, only, please tell me what should I use to—Night Thunder!”

He had revolved around, despite her protest, and had begun to pace toward her. Startled, she threw her arms up in front of herself in an attempt to hide the fullness of her bosom. The attempt proved useless, however. She could tell by the catfish smirk on his face.

She said, “You promised that you would give me privacy this morning if I were to bathe.”

“I said that I would try to give you privacy…there is a difference between trying to do something and a full vow.”

“Is there? I am not so certain. Besides, I don’t see that you have put a great deal of effort into it,” she complained. She glanced up at the handsome warrior who stood at some distance from her, his countenance bearing the most innocuous grin.

She had so looked forward to this bath, their long journey almost at an end. This morning Night Thunder had announced that they were only a half day’s ride from his village. Their entire party had stopped here, close to this stream: the warriors to employ themselves in preparing to enter the village, she and Night Thunder to plan what they would do upon their arrival.

Night Thunder had offered to stand guard over her while she bathed, and she, unable to deny herself, had taken him up on the proposal.

His voice interrupted her thoughts as he said, “I try hard to give you this privacy you seem to desire. Very hard, I try.” He grinned at her.

She made a face at him, all the while attempting to scoot down further into the water. “Night Thunder!”

He had already compromised the distance between them, was even now standing at the bank of the stream. That the water only allowed her to immerse herself thigh deep didn’t help her cause. Even squatting down, she remained exposed from the belly up, arms over her bosom as a last defense.

“You promised,” she attempted again.

“Aa, I did, and I tried to keep from looking at you. I fought a great battle within myself to maintain this vow, too.” He smiled at her again and shrugged. “I lost.”

Despite knowing that she should admonish him, despite her own futile venture at modesty, she felt herself begin to smile, and she brought her hand up to cover her mouth that he might not know it.

“Come out now. I have a robe to wrap around you that you might not feel the chill of the early morning.”

“All right,” she said, “turn around and I will.”

He grinned at her and stayed exactly where he was. He said, “I have the robe.”

“Aye,” she said, “I can see that. Now, please turn around so that you are not facing me, and back up a distance.”

He did exactly as she had asked and rotated around, his back now to her. But instead of treading farther away from her, he came closer to the water and to her, the robe held in front of him and…unavailable to her.

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