A Daring Proposal
“This time no one dared talk to him. The only person who would have the nerve to speak when he was in this kind of mood lay unconscious in an exam room down the hall.
“What the hell is taking so long?” he demanded of no one in particular.
“I’ll go check,” a pale faced Belle answered.
He’d told Chaney an hour at best and made it to the ranch in less, but it hadn’t been soon enough. Smitty had waved him to a stop before Jed’s car could reach the house. When the old man told him Chaney’s horse had ...come back with a shot across its hindquarters and no rider, Jed’s blood ran cold. Thankfully, his brain hadn’t followed. It kicked into gear and started issuing orders.
Jed had no idea why he had picked that area to search. He must have focused in on her earlier comment about needing someone she trusted. The place they had gone to talk when they were younger. The place he had gone to after Ash left and he fought with Chaney. He must have subconsciously thought she might go there to think as well.MoreLess
“What the hell is taking so long?” he demanded of no one in particular.
“I’ll go check,” a pale faced Belle answered.
He’d told Chaney an hour at best and made it to the ranch in less, but it hadn’t been soon enough. Smitty had waved him to a stop before Jed’s car could reach the house. When the old man told him Chaney’s horse had ...come back with a shot across its hindquarters and no rider, Jed’s blood ran cold. Thankfully, his brain hadn’t followed. It kicked into gear and started issuing orders.
Jed had no idea why he had picked that area to search. He must have focused in on her earlier comment about needing someone she trusted. The place they had gone to talk when they were younger. The place he had gone to after Ash left and he fought with Chaney. He must have subconsciously thought she might go there to think as well.MoreLess
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