Widowed Settler Abandoned With Newborn Twins Until Comanche Hunter Found Them In The Blizzard

Chapter 2

Inside the cabin, Abigail startled at the sound of footsteps crunching in the snow outside. Her heart raced with both hope and fear — visitors could mean salvation, but this was still frontier country, where danger often arrived unannounced. She reached for Henry’s rifle, kept loaded by the door, though she doubted her ability to use it effectively if needed.

“Hello?” she called out weakly. “Who’s there?”

The footsteps stopped directly outside the door, followed by a moment of silence, then a light knock. “I mean no harm,” called a deep male voice with a slight accent she couldn’t place. “I saw your smoke. Do you need assistance?”