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"She's been gone a month."
Black Wolf hit a tree with his fist so hard it brought blood.
"Pass the word in both camps that any sighting of him, kill him. Do not pause, do not think about it, kill him!" Black Wolf cried out.
"I will my brother, I will!" Bear Paw left as swiftly as he arrived.
Nakota turned to look at Black Wolf, "We will find him."
"And if there is a hell, we will send him there!" Black Wolf promised.
"Yes, my brother, I agree!"
"The baby, may the Gods strike him dead if he touches the baby!" Black Wolf cried.
Nakota touched Black Wolf's arm, "Stay strong my brother, as we will need our wits about us."
"You are right. What angers me is, I did not see this coming. I did not get protection for Sasha. It is my fault."
"No, it is not! Neither of us could foresee his intentions."
"I should have known. Things have gotten very peaceful on our reservation, and I haven't been thinking about the anger in this man. I know he liked Naomie, but I thought not that much about it. The child I could see being important to him. And when she died, the baby died, so he had nothing. I should have known he would want revenge. For some reason he thinks we killed her."
"Yes, but why would he think it. We didn't even know she was there until it happened. I didn’t think of it either. I guess we both got too comfortable in our camps."
"A hard lesson to learn, but we have learned it well now. We only have one more peak to climb to have checked all the caverns and caves. Surely we will find him in one."
"What will we do when we do find him?" Nakota shook his head. "If he sees us first, he c
ould kill Sasha and the baby and have his revenge."
"We must make a plan. And we must be very careful."
"I agree!"
Chapter Twenty-Three
Sasha sat in the darkest corner of the cave, wondering if anyone even knew she was gone yet. She feared every day would be her last.
Big Knife's men spat at her, called her a whore, flung her on the ground several times. But at least they hadn't tried to rape her. She protected her stomach as much as she could, so as not to hurt the baby through this.
She barely ate, she didn’t see the point in it, except for the baby's sake. She'd made a bit mistake telling Big Knife she was pregnant, and she feared for her child as much as herself.
It was Black Wolf's child and she would protect it with her life.
She was forced to cook for the men every day. Her mind wandered at night to Black Wolf, and Nakota. Where were they? Would they get here in time, and would they be able to fight all of Big Knife's men, as he had gathered a few more since he captured her.
She heard them talking about getting more men and wondered if they would take her along or leave her here. Although she was not tied up while they were there, if they left her there, they would tie her, she was sure of it. And they'd leave a guard on her.
She tried to use her head to figure a way to escape but someone was always watching her.
His men were hateful to her, and none seemed friendly. She knew a few of them, but none of them had liked her much.
She felt so dirty and needed a bath but there was no chance of that.
Every night she prayed to the Creator that she would somehow manage to get home. But as time passed, she began to give up any hope of ever seeing Black Wolf or her family again.
If she stayed much longer, Big Knife might kill her and take her baby from her.
