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Alma couldn’t think of anything to say after that. As she lay on the pile of brush and blanket that were her bed, she thought of plenty. Luke was an annoying idiot compared to Gabe. She couldn’t continue the thought. The image of Gabe filled her senses, his tanned, smooth skin, black hypnotic eyes, his muscled, limber body. With the memory came the scent of him, the soft sweetness of his kisses, the tender way he made love to her.
Alma moaned, the memories were so real. Boomer whined and moved up to stretch out beside her. She turned away from the dog and reached for the dream. Afterward, she slept deeply and peacefully for the first time all week.

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Luke woke when she fired the rifle, coming out of the bedroll shivering, but with a …show more content…

Well, at least it had been a nice morning. Boomer sat on his haunches at the spot the hair had fallen and began to howl. Alma clutched the hat close to her and tried to keep her own keening wails inside.

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This time the silence seemed too much for her. Instead of the peaceful joy she had approached the morning with, she felt the gulf of grief again. As she watched the man return, she knew he had questions and she would have to answer them.
“All right, ask me?”
He shook his head in disgust, and almost passed her to mount, and she cleared her throat. “Aren’t you going to lift me up?”
“Didn’t know you needed help, you never did before?”
Irritated, she led the little mare over to a rock and mounted from the off side, making the little horse flinch beneath her. Without another word, she led off, Amos’ nose nearly touching her back as he moved faster than the mare.
She halted and spoke to the angry man. “Do you think Amos might not understand he’s a mule?”
Luke relaxed for the first time all day and smiled. “They might not reproduce, but it wouldn’t be his fault for not trying. Hold up.”
Amos brayed and complained about trailing the Palomino, but Luke had a firm hand and refused to put up with his nonsense. The only one who had a lot to say was the

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