Hellfire and damnation, but the beast was slow! If she escaped from Blue and Harrison it would only be by the luck of the gods. That thought turned her mood so black that she scowled at the swaybacked gelding. “Giddyap, you.” She kicked him in the sides – sides that were so huge it damn near split her in two just to ride the monster. An hour outside of Rock Springs, on the road west of the city, Miracle changed her mind about leaving. She’d never run away from a fight before; she wouldn’t run away now. Harrison needed her information if he were ever going to protect himself. What could have possessed her to think otherwise? Furious with herself, Miracle yanked Gray around. She’d been afraid to become his mistress and have people call her an Injun whore. Her pride had smothered her good sense. What could Blue do if Harrison were prepared? Remembering her black-hearted brother, she shuddered.
