Chapter 10
“How are you feeling? I still have enough of everything to make fresh poultices.”
“I think these will do for the time-being,” he said. “All I need is something to eat.”
“Speaking of food, do I need to take care of the animals? Or did you?”
“No, they’re fed. And watered. I would’ve brought up more water for later, but you interrupted me.”
Alonzo paused, his dark eyes studying the length of Ben’s body. “Maybe after breakfast, we should discuss this a bit more. I have a feeling you won’t simply rest and give your body a chance to heal.”
He wanted nothing more than to be able to heal, but time was not his friend. Once Cullen discovered he wasn’t dead, he would have to stake his claim on his land even more vigilantly than before. “I give you my word not to do too much. That’s the best I can offer.”