Spirit Journey: Historical Western Cowboy Romance Novel (Dawson Chronicles Book 3) by Linda Bridey

Author:Linda Bridey [Bridey, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, 20th Century, Western, Inspirational, Westerns
Amazon: B01BZQN4VY
Publisher: Beldene Publishing
Published: 2016-02-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Brook sat between her sons, Bear and Wolf, in the back of Joe’s Brougham automobile, glad that they were with her. She wasn’t used to riding in cars or going to big cities, so she was anxious to begin with, but she was even more scared over her husband’s condition. She, along with many others, had been praying nonstop for him.

Joe had insisted that he, Bobby, and Joey would bring the whole clan since they would be too upset to drive. They’d have luggage, too, since they didn’t know how long they’d be in Rapid City before Reckless was well enough to come home.

“I’ll be damned,” she heard Joe say.

She looked out the window as Joe slowed down and pulled over to the shoulder of the road as they entered Rapid City limits. A smile lit the faces of the car’s occupants.

“Hey!” Joe hollered out his window. “You lousy Indians!”

Black Fox’s head whipped around and Joe knew from the black expression on the chief’s face that if he’d have been anyone else, he’d be a dead man. However, once he recognized Joe’s grinning face, Black Fox let out a loud laugh and halted his horse. Joe’s party got out of their cars and Black Fox’s dismounted.

A rowdy reunion occurred in the middle of the road before they moved over to the side where the cars were parked. Everyone was ecstatic that they’d found Runner, and they all hugged him.

Then Brook said to Raven, “Please tell us what happened.”

He told them about their shared vision and how tired Reckless had been afterward. “It took a lot out of him, but we didn’t know that it would cause this. It happened the next morning after we’d made camp.”

Runner walked away from them to hide the tears in his eyes, pretending to look at the town a little ways down the road.

“It will be all right, cousin.”

Runner closed his eyes and shook his head as Bobby joined him. “You don’t understand. It’s my fault that this happened. I wasn’t strong enough to help him more than I did. I tried so hard. I swear to you that I did.”

Bobby put a hand on Runner’s shoulder. “I’m sure that you did. You’re still learning. Reckless knew what he was doing and I know that he wouldn’t have any regrets.”

“I don’t want him to die.”

Bobby’s amber eyes met his steadily. “I don’t, either, but if he does go on to walk the next life, he will go with honor and he won’t have any regrets about it. No matter what happens, you should be proud of yourself. You sacrificed yourself for the sake of our family and for all of our people. You should send the story to our tribe on the reservation. It will give them hope to know that one of our greatest chiefs has sent such a message through a powerful vision.”

Runner nodded. “I’ll do that. It is a good idea.”

“Come. I think we’re leaving for the hospital,” Bobby said.

He followed Bobby back to the group, but guilt still weighed heavily on his heart.

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