Chapter One
"
Talon. Why are you here? Why now?" She wouldn't cry if it killed her.
"I heard about your father's bet. I heard what Jed had done to you." Talon's
grip loosened a bit, but he didn't let her go. He held on to her upper arms,
supporting her sagging weight.
Alison's heart melted at his gentle tone, and she desperately wanted to run her
fingers through his hair. Even after all this time, she was still smitten with
him the only man who'd given her the time of day. But those childish days were
long gone.
"My father ... gambled me away. I'm getting married next week."
Talon's look darkened. She recognized that scowl. She imagined what he'd be like
if he hadn't been found by a white man as a child. Talon would be running with
the Comanche Indians, sweeping across the desert and living off the land. That
untamed wildness was not dead in him. He'd once told her he still remembered
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