tell Pike anything. I barely said a word.”
“I trust you.” His lips brushed hers in sweet, feathery kisses. “The question is…do you trust me?”
Their eyes met again. He had the uncanny ability to look right through her, making her shiver with a host of delightful sensations.
“Yes,” she whispered, gazing back at him. “I’m sorry I ever doubted you.”
“No apologies.” He pressed a tender finger to her lips. “You were amazing back there. It didn’t take you long to discern who was telling the truth in an intense situation.”
“Is that what you call it, huh…intense?” She let out a soft laugh. “Wasn’t hard to see the truth with an AK-47 at my side so don’t give me too much credit. I saw the look of regret on your face. I wanted to believe him, that’s the sad part, just to get my family’s farm back.”
“Don’t feel bad about it. I didn’t prepare you. Hell, I wasn’t prepared for you . I still feel guilty over not giving you fair warning about me. I knew better than to get involved with a woman before taking care of this mess.”
“If I recall, I’m the one responsible for that. I never gave you a heads-up before robbing the bank and using you for fast ride out of town. I think we’re even.” She tilted her head and slanted him a curious look. “How did you find me? I never took you to my farm or even told you where it was. How did you know where to look? I knew we had lost you in the woods. I tried dragging my boots to leave a trail but he threw me down and threatened to kill you if I didn’t cooperate.”
“I figured he had to have done something. You looked too calm in the barn.”
“There was no way I’d let him use me to get to you. I was waiting for daylight and a break so I could shift. But you found me first…how did you?”
An expression of awe swept over his handsome face as he spoke in a soft tone. “The ghost dancer…she showed up on the highway on a horse…the black steed we saw in town.”
“ Nagi came to you?” Shye blinked in surprise.
“Yeah…it was incredible. I felt a powerful chill when her eyes pierced mine. I was just about to head north, thinking that Pike had gone away from town when Nagi appeared. She beckoned me with her dreamcatcher and I felt compelled to follow. We raced through that storm until she stopped at the drive. It was then I noticed the name on the mailbox.”
Shye threw her arms around his neck, burying her face in his hair. Tension from the past twenty-four hours came rushing in, forcing tears to her eyes. She’d never been one to easily break down and cry so she fought it back. “I should never have doubted your loyalty.”
“Hey…” he said in almost a whisper, pulling her back so that their eyes met. Tenderly he wiped a runaway tear from her cheek. “It’s okay. There’s a lot we didn’t know about each other.” Then that wave of regret flooded his eyes again. “While I was sitting in the rain wondering which way to go, I could only think of you. I remembered how on our first day together you smelled the storm coming in. Everything about you has become painted on my heart.”
“You’re going to make me cry.” She bit her quivering lip.
With amazing gentleness not expected from such a muscular man, his hands framed her face. “When I told you I was going to make you mine, you didn’t object. We’ve made incredible love and given ourselves to each other many times now. But I had one major regret last night.”
Almost afraid to ask, she drew a deep breath. “What was it?”
“That I never came straight out and told you how I feel.” His eyes searched hers with breathtaking intensity. “I’m in love with you, Shadow…I love you.”
No man had ever said those words with more passion than he just did. Flutters filled her stomach and her pulse quickened as a rush of emotion washed over her—through her. His lips touched hers in a sweet succession of soft kisses before strong arms swept up her
“I trust you.” His lips brushed hers in sweet, feathery kisses. “The question is…do you trust me?”
Their eyes met again. He had the uncanny ability to look right through her, making her shiver with a host of delightful sensations.
“Yes,” she whispered, gazing back at him. “I’m sorry I ever doubted you.”
“No apologies.” He pressed a tender finger to her lips. “You were amazing back there. It didn’t take you long to discern who was telling the truth in an intense situation.”
“Is that what you call it, huh…intense?” She let out a soft laugh. “Wasn’t hard to see the truth with an AK-47 at my side so don’t give me too much credit. I saw the look of regret on your face. I wanted to believe him, that’s the sad part, just to get my family’s farm back.”
“Don’t feel bad about it. I didn’t prepare you. Hell, I wasn’t prepared for you . I still feel guilty over not giving you fair warning about me. I knew better than to get involved with a woman before taking care of this mess.”
“If I recall, I’m the one responsible for that. I never gave you a heads-up before robbing the bank and using you for fast ride out of town. I think we’re even.” She tilted her head and slanted him a curious look. “How did you find me? I never took you to my farm or even told you where it was. How did you know where to look? I knew we had lost you in the woods. I tried dragging my boots to leave a trail but he threw me down and threatened to kill you if I didn’t cooperate.”
“I figured he had to have done something. You looked too calm in the barn.”
“There was no way I’d let him use me to get to you. I was waiting for daylight and a break so I could shift. But you found me first…how did you?”
An expression of awe swept over his handsome face as he spoke in a soft tone. “The ghost dancer…she showed up on the highway on a horse…the black steed we saw in town.”
“ Nagi came to you?” Shye blinked in surprise.
“Yeah…it was incredible. I felt a powerful chill when her eyes pierced mine. I was just about to head north, thinking that Pike had gone away from town when Nagi appeared. She beckoned me with her dreamcatcher and I felt compelled to follow. We raced through that storm until she stopped at the drive. It was then I noticed the name on the mailbox.”
Shye threw her arms around his neck, burying her face in his hair. Tension from the past twenty-four hours came rushing in, forcing tears to her eyes. She’d never been one to easily break down and cry so she fought it back. “I should never have doubted your loyalty.”
“Hey…” he said in almost a whisper, pulling her back so that their eyes met. Tenderly he wiped a runaway tear from her cheek. “It’s okay. There’s a lot we didn’t know about each other.” Then that wave of regret flooded his eyes again. “While I was sitting in the rain wondering which way to go, I could only think of you. I remembered how on our first day together you smelled the storm coming in. Everything about you has become painted on my heart.”
“You’re going to make me cry.” She bit her quivering lip.
With amazing gentleness not expected from such a muscular man, his hands framed her face. “When I told you I was going to make you mine, you didn’t object. We’ve made incredible love and given ourselves to each other many times now. But I had one major regret last night.”
Almost afraid to ask, she drew a deep breath. “What was it?”
“That I never came straight out and told you how I feel.” His eyes searched hers with breathtaking intensity. “I’m in love with you, Shadow…I love you.”
No man had ever said those words with more passion than he just did. Flutters filled her stomach and her pulse quickened as a rush of emotion washed over her—through her. His lips touched hers in a sweet succession of soft kisses before strong arms swept up her
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