Could she escape her fate?
Nothing seemed left to fight with or for.
"All right--don't hold me--so tight," she panted.

"Now tell me how dad was killed ...

an' who--who--" Colter bent over so he could peer into her face.

In the darkness Ellen just caught the gleam of his eyes.

She felt the virile force of the man in the strain of his body as he pressed her close.