Teton Sunset by Peggy L Henderson

Author:Peggy L Henderson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peggy Henderson

Chapter Seventeen

“Thanks.” Lucas accepted a steaming plate of stew from Sophie, and sat at the table across from his brother. Guilt nagged at him that Tori had decided to go hide out in the spare bedroom. What the hell had made her so mad at him that she felt the need to avoid him? She’d always stood her ground with him before, one of the many things he liked about her.

The feel of her in his arms, her soft lips and body pressed to his, still heated his blood like nothing ever had. The way her eyes shimmered with warmth and longing after that last kiss under the cottonwoods twisted his chest to an almost painful ache. The need to protect her, keep her with him, and claim her as his own was more overpowering than anything he’d ever felt before. Not even the thrill of a buffalo hunt on the Great Plains, or facing a war party of deadly Blackfoot against insurmountable odds had ever made him feel so completely alive and ready to face any danger.

Why had she reacted with such anger when he mentioned that they should get hitched? The idea of tying himself to a woman had never occurred to him before. He’d scoffed it off whenever his mother hinted that it might do him good to settle down with a woman. His burning need for Tori had made him throw caution to the wind, and bring it up with her before they reached the homestead. Lucas almost laughed out loud. The one woman he wanted to tie the knot with had reacted in anger at his suggestion.

He stabbed his fork into a piece of meat, and lifted it to his mouth. Women. He’d never understand the inner workings of the female mind. Tori had to come out of that room at some point, and he’d talk to her again. He couldn’t simply let her disappear back into the mountains. If she chose to run off again, there was no telling what sort of trouble she’d get herself in. Trying to make her see reason might take a lot more persuading.

Glancing up, his eyes connected with Joseph’s, who studied him with keen interest. Sophie sat beside her husband, and shot him an expectant look, as if she was waiting for him to say something. Lucas lowered the utensil. His eyes volleyed between his brother and sister-in-law.

“What?” he finally asked. He dropped his fork into the bowl, and sat back. The smug looks on the faces staring at him from across the table grated on his already edgy nerves.

“How did you get Victoria—”

“Tori,” Lucas quickly corrected his sister-in-law. Her eyebrows rose even more, and the smile on her face widened.

“Tori,” she repeated slowly. She leaned forward over the table. “How did you manage to get Tori to reveal that she was a woman, and not the boy everyone thought she was? She played the part very convincing.”

Lucas cleared his throat. Memories flooded his mind; memories of Tori

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