Texas Heat by Holly Castillo

Author:Holly Castillo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Published: 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The words jolted Serena out of the quiet reflection she had been in and her heart began to pound. One of the scouts raced up to Trevor and saluted him. Trevor returned the salute and ordered the scout to speak.

“One Indian. He’s carrying a white flag. We searched around the area and there are no signs that there are other Indians with him. But he very well could be bait for a trap.”

Trevor ordered a halt to all of the men. They were in a partial opening in the woods, which would be the perfect place for his men to strike if it was an ambush. Serena watched him with admiration as he quickly dispersed his militia into areas that seemed to be a good vantage point.

With each man that he sent out, he gave explicit orders. “Don’t shoot until you hear me order you to!”

It was only fifteen minutes before the Indian began to ride into sight. Trevor had tried to send Serena off into the woods were it would be safe and she reassured him, should he do that, she would ride back down as soon as the Indian arrived. She could tell for a while he was considering tying her up when Cade had come to her rescue.

“Isn’t that the entire reason we allowed her to stay with us in the first place? She knows more about the Comanche, and their language, than any of us put together.”

Trevor had turned a dark frown on Cade, but said nothing more as they watched the Indian riding forward. He indeed carried a white flag, but there was something else that caught Serena’s attention about him as he drew closer.

He was taller than most Indians, yet held the lean, muscular body of a man that worked hard to gain everything he had. There was something unique about the way he rode his horse with confidence, and the relaxed expression on his face. And that was how she knew who he was. Without even thinking about her actions, she dismounted quickly and ran towards him as fast as she could.

“Hold your fire!” Trevor yelled. “By God, hold your fire!”

Serena ran so hard her legs ached, but it was worth it. The tall Indian saw her and a sudden smile split his face and he dismounted from his horse, just in enough time to catch Serena as she threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around him in a fierce hug.

“Stalking Wolf! Is it really you? I’ve been so worried for you...”

He set her down gently, still smiling. “Little Serri, you still cause trouble.” He chuckled.

“I’m not causing any trouble!”

“Then why does the chief of your tribe look like he is ready to scalp you right now?”

Serena glanced backwards and saw Trevor riding forward with Cade, Lorenzo, and his rangers. And he most certainly did not look happy.

She turned back to Stalking Wolf. “He tends to be grumpy sometimes. Don’t worry about it. Are you safe now? They didn’t harm you, did they?”

He shook his head at her then turned to face Trevor as he approached.

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