Heart of Thunder by Johanna Lindsey

Author:Johanna Lindsey [Johanna Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1984-10-13T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

“WHY do you never wear your gun when you come into this room, Hank?”

Samantha was sitting up in bed, leaning back against the wall, her legs bent and hidden under her peasant skirt. She had spent all day yesterday in bed, though it hadn’t been necessary. Her legs hadn’t hurt nearly as badly as she had expected. Perhaps it was the hot water. Or Hank’s gentle massage. But she had stayed in bed, forcing him to wait on her.

She felt fine today, but she was in a testy mood. She had not forgiven Hank.

“Are you afraid I might try to take it from you?” she goaded, when he didn’t respond.

Hank set the tray of food down on the trunk and crossed his arms over his chest. He was comfortably dressed in a shirt and trousers, the dark shirt opened halfway down his bronzed chest. Samantha looked for the scars she had left on his chest but couldn’t see any, and she wondered bitterly if they had gone away.

“Why should I wear my gun in here? What is there in here for me to fear, niña?”

“Oh, you always twist everything around,” she said petulantly. “Can you never answer a simple question?”

“But I always answer your questions—when you ask me nicely.”

“All right! Tell me right now how much longer you intend to keep me here. It’s been almost two weeks.”

“A week and a half.”

“That is almost two weeks! And don’t quibble with me. Just answer the question.”

“You do not like it here, Sam?”

She glared at the grin curling his mouth. “I’m in no mood for teasing, Hank Chavez.”

He shrugged. “I have no answer for you. You must wait…just as I must wait.”

She frowned. “But the trip you went on. It was to see if my father was following your instructions, wasn’t it? Didn’t you find out anything?”

“I found out many interesting things, one of which is that your father thinks he can fool me.”

“What do you mean?” Samantha bounded off the bed. “Didn’t he leave, as you instructed?”

“Yes, he has left Mexico.”

“Well, then, take me to him,” she demanded. “What are you waiting for?”

“He left, Sam, but he has every intention of returning. That will not do.”

“What did you expect?” she hollered at him. “I told you he wouldn’t give up the land.”

“And I say he will,” Hank rasped. “Or he does not see you again!”

Some of the spark went out of her eyes. “So what will you do now?” she asked softly.

“I have sent another message.”

“Saying?”

“That I am aware of his game, that either he sells or he will not get you back.”

“It will never work, you know,” Samantha said with a touch of humor. “My father won’t be browbeaten into anything.”

“Then you will stay here indefinitely.”

“Oh, no.” Samantha was smiling now, delighting in his scowl. “Father will sell, all right, and probably to that cousin of yours. That is how you have it planned, isn’t it? Your cousin will be there to make an offer my father is forced to accept? But it won’t work, Hank, not by a long shot.

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