Dragon Fire by Linda Ladd

Author:Linda Ladd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 1991-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Even an hour later, when Stone had managed to settle Nina and her son, Carlos, in the bedchamber next to his own, he could barely contain his outrage after having witnessed the abuse the poor girl had received at Clan's hands. Inside his head, over and over again, Stone saw the young girl's disfigured back. A chill ran down his spine. Fourteen years old, taken from her family to be used and abused by nothing less than a monster. Clan was enjoying his whip. First Hung-pin, then Nina, and God only knew how many others had felt its bite.

His face hard and grim, Stone walked down the hall to Windsor's bedchamber. My God, what if Clan got his hands on her? What if the bastard scarred up her soft white flesh the way he had Nina's? The idea terrified Stone, more than anything he could ever remember. Despite all the times Windsor had proved she could take care of herself, he knew that Clan was different from most men, clever as hell and more dangerous than the devil. He had no feelings, no compassion, no scruples. And he would show no mercy just because his victim was a woman. He would wield his bullwhip upon Windsor's smooth flesh as lethally as he would upon a mongrel hound.

Just the thought of Windsor in Emerson Clan's hands made Stone sick to his stomach. If he had any brains, he would find out where Clan was and go after him right now, without a word to Windsor and Sun-On-Wings. If he thought doing that would keep her safe and sound in her mother's house, he wouldn't hesitate. But it wouldn't. Using her calm and methodical methods, she would find out exactly where Stone had gone, and she would follow him there, just as she had done when he'd left the Osage village.

Stone's lips tightened. She would no doubt drag Sun-On-Wings along with her, too, her damned monkey hanging off his shoulder. Stone wished he could lock them both up somewhere so that he wouldn't have to worry about them. As much as he hated to admit it, he had grown fond of them. He shook his head. Who was he trying to fool? He was falling in love with Windsor, dammit, as much as he didn't want to. Even Suzy had seen it coming. And Sun-On-Wings was beginning to grow on him, too. Lately the Indian boy seemed almost like a little brother.

Furious at himself for making everything so damned complicated, he stopped outside Windsor's bedchamber, debating whether or not he should knock. Hell, he'd never even considered taking a wife before; he hadn't had time for any kind of serious relationship, not as determined as he was to catch up to Clan.

Now he had found a woman who made him burn like a tropical fever, and he couldn't have her. Windsor had pledged herself to a spiritual life, and no matter how much he wanted her in his bed, it just wasn't going to happen.

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