Kidnapping Kalli by Cheryl Pierson

Author:Cheryl Pierson [Pierson, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Prairie Rose Publications
Published: 2018-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

How could sitting atop a horse make him so tired? Shiloh shook his head to wake himself up, then cast a quick glance at Kalli who walked vigorously beside Racer. She hadn’t seemed to notice Shiloh’s grogginess.

Shiloh hated to admit she’d been right. They should’ve waited one more day in the warmth and safety of the cave. Now…they’d need shelter for tonight, and he wasn’t as familiar with this area as he was with the more southern regions of this route.

Kalli had made fry bread last night, and they’d had a meal fit for kings with some of the golden honey Mrs. Colbert had given him when he’d passed through on his way up from Texas a few days ago. The sweet honey on the warm fry bread had been a wonderful change in their usual fare, and there was enough left for them to eat for their midday meal, along with the fresh water Kalli’d filled the canteens with. Shiloh had brought two, knowing he’d have her with him when he departed from Talihina back toward Ft. Worth.

Of course, he’d never dreamed it would be his captive who’d be filling them, making sure they had food to eat, and worrying over his wound. His carelessness had led to all sorts of changes in the situation he could never have foreseen. He shook his head again, this time, in exasperation at himself.

“I know what you’re thinking,” Kalli said. She didn’t look at him. Her attention was focused on the trail they followed down out of the mountains, gradually leading them to the more level terrain southward.

“No, you don’t.” Because you can’t possibly understand what all this means to me.

She smiled, then looked up at him. “Let’s see if I’m right.” She cocked her head, then said, “You’re thinking how differently things turned out from what you’d planned. You came to steal me away for my father, get your deed back, and go back to being a Ranger until someone shot you dead or you got too old for the job.

“Instead, you ended up with a couple of surprises. Mr. Rattlesnake definitely changed things…”

Shiloh nodded, giving a grim smile. “He did, at that.”

“And if it hadn’t been for him, you and I might never have realized that our paths could become one.”

“So we have a rattlesnake to thank for our good fortune?” he asked caustically.

She laughed. “We do.”

Shiloh had to grin. “My leg hurts, Kalli. I don’t thank him for that.”

“Ah, but your heart, Shiloh. Your heart is healing. Just as mine is, now that our lives have come together.” She gave his good leg a gentle pat. “Your wound will heal. You’ll be fine in a few days.”

“That’s all true. Is there more?”

“Of course.” She shot him a quick glance. “Isn’t there always? People are complex creatures, with so many facets. You worry about what my father will say about—you and me. About us marrying. How will he react?”

“Gotta admit, that thought did cross my mind a time or two.

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