Candle of Love

Written by Helen

Disclaimer: This story is in no way meant to infringe on the rights of the creator of the series The Young Riders, Ed Spielman and Ogiens/Kane. All other characters are copyrighted by the author.

As Kid arrived at the hotel, he saw Tory walking back from Tompkin's store…arm in arm with a stranger. Rage consumed him, just like it used to with Jimmy over Lou. He wanted to march over there & punch this guy, but then he thought there could be a completely reasonable explanation, after all she was his fiancee. That was until they reached the hotel where Tory & this stranger engaged in a kiss that was not one that friends would share. That was all it took for Kid to ride out of town, destination unknown. He just wanted to get away from this heartache. He couldn't believe it…Jimmy was right.

He kept riding well into the night without stopping. When he realised it was dark, he felt guilty for not slowing down his pace. He pulled Katy up to a slow pace & tried to figure out where he was. Then he heard the ceremonial drums of Indians.

"Oh boy, Katy. What have I gotten us into?" He whispered into his horse's ear. He was replied by a nod of the head by his horse, as if to agree that he had gotten them into some sort of trouble.

He decided to sneak up & take a look at what the tribe were celebrating, & try to figure out if they were a friendly tribe. He didn't know where he was, so he couldn't figure out what tribe this was. There were a variety of Indian tribes around the plains, so unless he knew where he was, he couldn't tell what tribe he was about to encounter.

He snuck up behind some shrubs & took a peak. What he saw was a beautiful image that blew his mind. She was gorgeous.

Chapter 20

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