Plenty Proud was expected to take Little Bird as his wife, but when the red-headed white girl came into his life, his heart was torn. Mackenzie had not expected to end up living in a Sioux village, only now that she was there, she discovered her life would never be the same again. How could she resist the strong draw she felt towards Plenty Proud? He was preparing to take a Sioux maiden for his wife, and she was supposed to return to her home in Missouri.