He was proud of her stubbornness, but he couldn’t have her passing out. Then he stood, easily lifting her in his arms. Whit pulled off his neckerchief and wrapped it around her right hand, the more deeply cut of the two. They dripped onto the denims she was so proud of, and when she finally saw them she cried out. Take care of these scratches on your hands.”Ī great soundless sob racked her body and she lowered the other hand. But her fair face bore only the wash of her tears. With all my life, I thank You.Įasing her onto his leg, he gently lifted the fingers of one of her hands, afraid of what he’d find. Oh, God, you guarded her steps and prodded me on. I’ve got you.” He kissed the top of her head, felt her heart pounding against his. He choked out her name and lifted her to him. Her chest barely rose with each shallow breath, and her hands covered her face-bloody hands, striped with seeping gashes that widened and spilled into rivulets that ran down her arms. Satisfied the animal was dead, he knelt and rolled the cat off Livvy. “Livvy.” The word scraped from his throat, dragging his soul with it.įinger on the trigger, he knelt beside her, laid a hand on the lion, feeling for a pulse. His eye and his rifle never left the cat stretched the length of Livvy, its tongue lolled across her hair. Whit kicked Oro into a run and jumped off before the horse came to a complete stop. The rifle’s report bounced off the rimrock and set Ranger to prancing. Her gasp reached his ears as her hands reached her face. Together they just might fill the empty places in their hearts and find the love of a lifetime.How he loved her! Helplessness burned a hole clean through him as she turned around. But the battle-scarred soldier is a world away from the carefree boy he once was. Eli never gave up hoping that someday Laura would return to their small ranching town in the California foothills. Yet the bond they once shared has only deepened with time. Twelve years apart has changed Eli Hawthorne. Now, hurting from a broken engagement and fed up with city life, Laura returns to her family's ranch.
Twelve years ago she left her home behind-but she could never forget the boy next door. But the battle-scarred soldier is a world away from.
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