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LOVE REBORNA
LOVE REBORN
Devon rode as fast as she could, not knowing where she was going, just that she couldn't stay where she was. Her vision was blurred by hot, stinging tears that wouldn't stop cascading down her cheeks. She felt a crushing pain in her chest and was having a difficult time breathing. Seeing Red Eagle with another woman practically ripped her apart inside, but coming face to face with her murderer almost sent her over the edge.
Devon rounded a corner and found herself at the side of a road. Since she was not in her right frame of mind, she continued riding right out into the middle of the road. She didn't have enough time to get out of the way of the horse and wagon that was coming straight towards her - all she could do was bury her head in her horse's mane and brace for the impact.
Rachel was humming softly to herself as she steered the wagon down the road, on her way to town. She didn't see the young girl frantically ride out in front of the wagon until it was too late. Her horses reared and whinnied, startling the horse the girl was riding. Rachel could only watch in horror as the young girl was thrown from her horse.
"Whoa! Whoa there!" Rachel cried as she tried to calm the horses. When she was finally able to climb down, she ran to where the girl was lying motionless on the ground. Rachel felt for her pulse and took relief in knowing that she was still alive, but unconscious. She struggled to pull her up to the back of the wagon, and as soon as she was secure, Rachel climbed back up on to the buckboard.
"Hah!" she exclaimed, urging the horses forward. "Hold on honey, you're going to be just fine," she told the unconscious girl.
"Rider comin'!" Cody called out.
Lou walked over to him and squinted. "Hey, that's Rachel! She was supposed to be in town, I wonder what happened?"
"I don't know," Cody answered.
"Cody! Lou!" The wagon had barely stopped before Rachel jumped out of it, calling for the riders.
Cody and Lou looked at each other and then ran over to the wagon to see what was wrong.
"What's the matta Rachel?" Cody asked at the same time that Lou spoke.
"Rachel, what happened? Who's that?" Lou cocked her head to the side to indicate the girl in the back of the wagon.
"I don't know who she is," Rachel sighed wearily. "She was on a horse and just dashed out into the middle of the road in front of the wagon! Her horse got spooked, and she was thrown. She's alive, but unconscious."
"Let's get her into the house," Cody said as he gently lifted the unconscious girl out of the wagon and carried her up the porch steps. Once inside, he laid her down on the couch, while Lou got a basin of water and a cloth to clean the wound with. When Rachel wiped the cloth on the girl's forehead, she moaned and stirred.
"Do you want me to go get the Doc Rachel?" Cody asked.
"Yes, please." she answered.
Cody walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. "She's gonna be all right Rachel, don't you worry."
Rachel looked up at him and smiled. "Thank you Cody."
Cody nodded his head, smiled, and ran outside to get his horse. On his way out he noticed Jimmy, Buck and Lily riding in from town. He still wasn't quite used to the fact that their quiet, moody rider was in love, and walking around with a goofy grin on his face half the time! Cody chuckled to himself as he watched Buck walk over to Lily and place his arm around her waist.
"Now, why do you look like the cat that ate the canary Cody?" Lily questioned, an amused smile on her face.
"Oh, no reason, no reason at all!" Cody grinned back mischievously.
"Hey Cody? Rachel's back from town already?" Jimmy asked.
"Huh? Oh, yeah!" Cody snapped back to attention. "She had an accident on the way into town."
"Accident?" Lily asked, a worried look crossing her face. "Is she okay?"
"She's fine, but the girl that was thrown from her horse ain't. Apparently this girl was upset about something, and just rode into the middle of the road without lookin' where she was goin'. Rachel's wagon spooked the horse, and she was thrown. She's unconscious and Rachel brought her back here. I'm on my way to get the Doc now."
Buck and Lily glanced quickly at each other before running towards the house.
"What's with them?" Cody asked Jimmy.
Jimmy shrugged. "Beats me, but I'm gonna go find out."
Cody nodded as he ran towards the barn. "I'll be back with the Doc!" he yelled to Jimmy.
"Are you thinkin' the same thing that I am?" Buck asked Lily as they walked into the living room. Laying unconscious on the couch was the mysterious girl from town.
Lily gasped. "Buck! That's the same girl from before!"
Rachel looked up from where she had finished bandaging the wound. "Buck, Lily, do you know her?"
Buck shook his head. "No, but we saw her in town a little while ago. Lily said that she was staring at her outside of the Marshal's Office, but then took off runnin'. In fact, she ran right into Thompkins, but then she screamed like she was scared of him and ran off again!"
"Well, even though Thompkins ain't the friendliest person in town, something must have happened to scare her like that." Jimmy said as he walked in the room from where he had been standing in the doorway listening.
"Well, from what you're tellin' me Buck, it sounds like we had the accident right after she came running from whatever it was that scared her." Rachel reasoned.
Buck walked over to where the girl was laying and took a close look at her. She was very beautiful, with thick masses of black curly hair, porcelain-like translucent skin, defined features, and a petite figure. Buck had the tugging feeling that he knew her from somewhere, but he couldn't quite place it.
"Mhmm," the girl moaned as she shifted slightly.
"Hey, it looks like she's finally waking up," Jimmy said as all five of them gathered around her.
Her eyelids began to flutter, her long black eyelashes opening to reveal a stunning pair of violet eyes. The eyes widened as she took in the sight in front of her, five people leaning down over her with expectant looks on their faces. Her eyes traveled from Rachel, to Lou, to Jimmy, and then finally landed on Buck and Lily, when they widened even more.
Prologue ~ Chapter
1 ~ Chapter 2 ~ Chapter 3
~ Chapter 4 ~ Chapter 5 ~ Chapter
6 ~ Chapter 7 ~ Chapter 8
~ Chapter 9
~ Chapter 10 ~ Chapter 11 ~
Chapter 12
