Spring of 1848 somewhere along the San Carlos River, Arizona: Comancheros attack and massacre three families bound for the riches of California. Protected by his mother's body an infant is the lone survivor. Found by Mescalero Apache, they adopted and later named him Kilchii. Reared by the clan's chief, Sani, he learns the ways of the Apache. When Cochise calls for all the Apache to join him to drive the white-eyes from their land, Sani takes Kilchii, now a young warrior, and a box that contains Kilchii's heritage, to the San Xavier Mission. The Jesuits provide the inquisitive young man,...

The saga continues .... Duncan, Mary, and her sister are pursued by the zealot John Kimball, who believes God has directed him to take the sisters as his wives. Eventually, they find refuge in New Lovelock, Nevada. With the hope that Kimball has given up his chase, the sisters settle in and make a fresh start. Kimball, however, hasn't given up and in the dark of night kidnaps the sisters. Not waiting for the posse, Duncan gives pursuit and catches Kimball and his bodyguards. With Lucky, his nearly one year old wolf companion, Duncan frees Mary and her sisters. Kimball, though wounded,...

Duncan lost count of how many times he'd read the message in the last three days. With his calloused hands, he carefully unfolded the message. It read: 'Duncan, Mary's been taken. Her sisters are safe, but they need you. Sorry to be the barer of such bad news, your friend Matt.' His friend's tersely worded note left Duncan with many questions. Questions his imagination attempted to answer and created the worse of scenarios for what could have happened. Self-reproach lingered in his mind and tugged at his heart. If he lost Mary because he wanted to leave on his adventure, he'd never forgive...