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“Th-thank you,” she said in a shaky whisper

It was all she could h

Jesse nodded, held her in the circle of his arht to tell her she’d surprised hie

No Not now There was no point to it Why co a situation in which she’d risked both their lives? Besides, they had to get out of here before the storns were all there The dark sky, the wind, the thunder and lightning…

This would be a storm that would turn the lazy creek that ran between the canyon and his ranch into a raging torrent

So, any second now, he’d let go of the woman in his arms

But not just yet

She needed to share his body warht be going into shock Anything was possible in the afterer

He’d seen men—trained warriors—face the worst kind of ier was over

Sienna Cuh that type of situation

He’dbut her couts and determination She’d shown both

Of course, she’d gotten up the mountain in the first place and that was almost as difficult How had she done it? That was still the 64,000 question

Damned if he could come up with an answer

Maybe souy she’d one up with her? And then, what, left her?

What kind of man would abandon a woman that way?

Endless questions No answers None he could answer right now, at any rate, not with the stor in his arms

He could feel the race of her heart Feel the soft whisper of her breath against his skin He gathered her even closer, leaned his chin on the top of her head Her hair was soft; it smelled of rain and, very faintly, of lilacs

“Easy,” he said “We’re down You’re okay”

He wasn’t sure she’d heard hi breath