Contents

One

Toni held her breath, biting back the scream that fought…

Two

Weary and travel-worn, the pioneers slowly rolled toward the fort.

Three

Ginger Freeman wasn’t exactly the type of person to hold…

Four

Toni said a hasty goodnight to Sam and crawled wearily…

Five

The morning of Fannie’s wedding arrived dark and overcast, with…

Six

Toni knew the moment she saw Fannie’s face that her…

Seven

A sting pinched her neck, and Toni let out a…

Eight

Pain, white and hot, sliced through Ginger’s thigh. The wagon…

Nine

Sam awoke to someone moaning close by. It only took…

Ten

After a seven-day delay, the wagon train was finally ready…

Eleven

The next day’s crossing of the Platte just before the…

Twelve

Toni woke with a start and sat up with the…

Thirteen

“I say we stay on the trail headin’ back. We’ll…

Fourteen

Dawn broke two full hours after Sam, Brian, and Timothy…

Fifteen

Timothy wept when they arrived back at the site of…

Sixteen

After a week of rain and wind, the Cheyennes’ trail…

Seventeen

Sam could have kicked himself for being so easily detected…

Eighteen

“Please don’t let on about this. I’ll be an outcast.”

Nineteen

Sam’s head pounded and he had trouble focusing on the…

Twenty

Misery poured through every bone in Toni’s body. She felt…

Twenty-One

Blake cursed the day he’d decided to take one more…

Twenty-Two

Toni awoke to the sound of Amanda’s sobs. According to…

Twenty-Three

Toni opened her eyes to find Amanda kneeling next to…

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