Winning The Rancher's Heart (Mail-Order Brides of Salvation 2) by Faith Parsons

Author:Faith Parsons [Parsons, Faith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sweet & Clean, Texas, Frontier, Small Town, 1890s, Western, Romance, Christian, Historical, Mail-Order Bride, Marriage Of Convenience, Salvation, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Series, Rancher, Broken Heart, Factory Job, Sick Mother, Lone Star State, Widow, Card Table, Destitute, Husbands Suicide, Second Chance, Cattle Rustlers
Publisher: Faith Persons
Published: 2015-07-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Paul maneuvered his horse over the uneven ground, struggling to stay upright. Every step his horse took made the agonizing pain in his shoulder flare. He was flanked closely on either side by Luke and Gabriel, ready to offer him support should his strength fail. As he passed through the gate in front of his house, Paul slumped lower in his saddle. Luke reached out to steady him.

Then he saw Elizabeth running from the front door to greet them.

“What happened?” Elizabeth exclaimed. Her hand flew to her mouth. She must have seen the blood on his shirt.

For a moment, he was embarrassed at being seen in a state of such weakness by his new wife. But a new wave of pain washed over him and erased any shyness. He took a few deep breaths to keep from passing out. Gabriel slowly helped him dismount and follow Elizabeth to the house. Paul tried to focus on the words she was saying, but some of them didn’t make sense.

“Someone needs to fetch the doctor,” Elizabeth said calmly. “Whoever stays, boil me some water.”

“Hank’s already on his way into town,” Luke said.

“I know a little medicine, ma’am. I assisted a doctor in the War.” Gabriel eased Paul down onto the couch. “Water, Luke?”

“Yup.” Luke moved toward the kitchen, becoming a blur in Paul’s quickly-tunneling vision.

“Ma’am, there’s a medical kit in the spare room. When someone’s injured, I do what I can until Doc gets here.”

Paul let his head fall back against the pillow. This next part was going to hurt. A lot. “Do it, Gabriel.”

“What does he mean?” Elizabeth asked, her voice sounding warbly and far away.

“He’s got a bullet in his shoulder. I need to cut it out.”

“I’ll get the kit. You can tell me what to do.”

“You don’t have to—” Gabriel began.

“He’s my husband.” Elizabeth’s tone left no room for argument.

Paul had been treating her like a squeamish woman, trying to save her from the ordeal of seeing a cow give birth, but when it came to helping a ranch hand perform field surgery, she jumped right in.

Kimberly would have fainted. Or pretended to.

How could he have thought he loved Kimberly when there were women like Elizabeth in the world?

Gabriel ripped his shirt away from his wound. Paul grunted and winced as pain shot through his shoulder and down his arm.

Elizabeth’s face appeared in the center of his rapidly-shrinking vision. “We’re going to take care of you, Paul. You’re going to be fine.”

Darkness took him.

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