Chapter 17

“Now go back to the house and try to sleep. Morning will come sooner than you expect.”

With his mouth close to her face, she could feel the hot breath of his race on her skin, but instead of trying to seduce him into making love to her, she showed respect for his beliefs. “Goodnight, Chey…Cheveyo,” she whispered.

“Good night, Little Fawn.”

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I want to be your woman.

The words reverberated in Reno’s head over and over again as the morning sun warmed his back. Shots rang out one after the other as he practiced drawing his six gun and shooting tin cans off a fallen log. The cans flew right and left as the whizzing bullets hit them. His arm was stiff so he worked it, trying to limber it up. He felt like an amateur as he continued to curl his finger around the trigger and squeeze. Since he’d taken a bullet in the shoulder his aim was off a little, but he knew all he needed was a little target practice.

I want to be your woman.