Susan smiled. “John is stationed at Fort Cobb and will arrive as soon as he can.”
Bryan smiled down at her. Before he turned back to Clay, Megan’s arm encircled his and her small hand gripped his forearm. He turned his smile to her questioning glance and winked.
“Clay, I’d like to introduce you to my wife, Megan Susanne MacConnell.” The smile froze on his lips when instead of smiling, Clay frowned as he stared at Megan.
“Ishki?” he whispered.
An uncomfortable silence settled over the group. Bryan’s Choctaw was rusty, but the word Clay said sounded like the word for mother. For Megan, he wanted this day to be perfect. Since hearing Megan’s story, he’d had his suspicions, but seeing Clay and her together, he knew he’d been right. Finding her brother would only add to her special day.
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