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"What are you going to do?"
"I'm taking him."
"Taking him, taking him where?"
"It doesn't matter, you'll never see him again."
"Laura?" Willa frowned and moved away from her. "Why are you doing this?"
"You took the man I loved, now I’m taking the one you love the most… "
"Elan?" She cried.
"That's right, Elan. Now go get him and don't try to pull anything or I'll shoot you dead."
"You can't do this Laura."
"I can, and I will. Now, go get him." She instructed.
Willa went into Elan's room and picked him up in her arms. She was unaware of how she was shaking. She kissed Elan on the forehead and walked slowly into the room
where Laura was standing with the rifle aimed at her.
"What are you going to do with him?" Willa cried.
"I'm going to put him out of his misery."
Willa's eyes widened and she clutched Elan in her arms. "He's mine, you cannot do this. They'll hang you."
"For killing a squaw's baby? I don't think so."
"Kill me if you must, but don't hurt my son." Willa cried.
"Give him to me!" Laura insisted coming closer.
"No, never!" Willa cried.
Laura reached for the baby and Willa tried to run away. Laura tripped her with the butt of the rifle, and Willa fell, but Willa rolled so Elan would not be hurt.
That's when the rifle went off as Laura tried to right it. It hit Willa in the back and Laura saw the blood and screamed then ran out the door. She stopped on the porch and shook herself then got on her horse and rode like lightning away.
Clay heard the shot as he was coming up to the house.
He saw Laura ride away, he ran into the house and saw Willa lying on the floor, blood oozing from her wound, and Elan crying next to her.
"Willa?" he cried and ran to pick her up.
"Willa?" he cried again, and she opened her eyes, "Clay, she didn't get Elan, did she?"
"No! Is that what she was after?"
"Yes," Willa carried faintly.
"I've got to get you to the docs?"
Charlie and Cora rode up and came into the house on a run. "Is everything alright?" Charlie cried.
"No, Willa's been shot!" Clay cried out with anger.
