All Chapters of Wyld at Heart: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

 Montana Wilderness, March 1849An array of bright reds, oranges and pinks began to fade slowly into the deep blues and purples of the late evening sky. Humidity hung in the air like a dense wet blanket, suffocating anything that dared breathe. Sergeant Edward Kincade paced back and forth on his front porch, the thick leather soles of his military issued brogans stirring loose dirt from the worn floorboards. Edward paused only long enough to pull the itchy woolen fabric of is military blouse away from his sweat soaked back. His mind drifted off, coming to rest on the unseasonably hot temperatures for this time of year in Montana. Shaking the slight distractions from his troubled mind, he sighed loudly continuing t

Isabella galloped across the open field, enjoying the feel of the wind whipping though her hair. Glancing over her shoulder, she fought the sudden urge to laugh as Lieutenant Sancraint struggled to keep up with her. Slowing down by a nearby river, which had turned into a raging monster due to recent rains, she paused to let him catch up with her.A sudden weak cry for help snapped Bella’s head around. She spurred Thunderbolt downstream, searching the water for the cries owner. Bella gasped when she spotted a young Indian girl, no more than four or five years of age, clinging to a fallen branch in the middle of the roaring river. The branch had become lodged against two large rocks, the force of the sw

   Howling Wolf sat on the makeshift exam table, tensing as the doctor carefully tended to the criss crossing wounds on his back and upper torso.  Alexandria stood by, eyeing the silent man closely, unsure if she could trust this injured Kiowa.  Staring at his figure, she felt her body tremble.&