Stolen Ecstasy by Taylor Janelle

Author:Taylor, Janelle [Taylor, Janelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781420127621
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp
Published: 1996-03-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Rebecca returned to camp in a state of agitation and inner turmoil. She couldn’t understand why Bright Arrow would push her toward his friend, then be angry and insulting when his selfish plan worked. Had he made love to her to prove his lingering hold over her? Prove it to whom—to her or to himself or to both? Had it been a vain show of power, possession, and masculinity? Did he honestly think she and Windrider were carrying on an affair? If so, was he so jealous or vindictive that he wanted to destroy any budding relationship between her and his friend? How could he impel them toward a union, then threaten them for seeking one?

Or had she misread his meaning? She reflected on the words he had spoken in the forest. He had said Windrider would take her to live in his tepee, and he would keep her safe, an he would provide for her needs. He had never actually said she was to live in Windrider’s tepee as his wife or his woman! She anxiously recalled his words and expressions once more. Bright Arrow had not come right out and said such words as “marriage” or “joining.” But he had implied them, hadn’t he? No, she determined, she couldn’t be wrong about his meaning. Too, there was Windrider’s behavior and conversations to prove she was not mistaken. Her beloved had spoken with Windrider many times, and the Cheyenne warrior had gotten the same impression—if Bright Arrow couldn’t keep her, he wanted them to become mates. If Bright Arrow hadn’t been referring to marriage, then what? Surely he didn’t mean for her to live here as a servant or slave!

Rebecca pondered Bright Arrow’s passion and fury. Could it be he was simply jealous of Windrider? Could it be he was angered by the idea of losing her to another man? The old Bright Arrow had not been one to accept defeat or rejection, weakness or dishonor. To willingly sacrifice his woman could seem cowardly to him. To lose her over another’s orders could appear a choking defeat, his humiliating failure to defend her from harm. If he were aware of Windrider’s desire for her and if he suspected her impending acceptance of Windrider in his place, he could see these developments as betrayal and rejection. What did he expect from her? Did he expect her never to love again or marry? He was the one walking away from their relationship! He was the one suggesting she go to his friend!

Was it merely his singed pride? To accept orders was one thing, but to have others rule his life was quite another. Perhaps rebellion and stubbornness still flowed in his veins. Perhaps he was furious for losing control of his life. He didn’t want to make the choices before him; yet he couldn’t avoid them. Perhaps he had just realized the consequences of sending her to another man. As he had insinuated before, saying it and doing it were vastly different.

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