Defiant
“Christ, but it tasted good. He hadn’t had those kind of biscuits since that morning he had left his family farm for town.
The reminder sickened him, but he forced himself to drink the milk. He needed to get strong. He needed to get the hell out of here.
His gut twisted at the thought of the danger he was putting these people in. It twisted even more at the thought of their discovering who he really was. That his real name still brought curses in two states, and that a noose had hung over him for more than fourteen years.
He hadn’t missed the beginning of hero worship in the boy’s eyes. Jeff might as well look up to a rattle-snake. Wade had seen the same light in Drew’s eyes, and he had failed his son completely.
Wade stood and walked to the window. The heavy rain had washed away some of the vegetable crop. A wheat field to the side was all but gone.
The corral fence needed fixing. He wondered how many horses the woman had, whether he could borrow one. He had one asset in this world: t...wenty horses he’d rounded up in the mountains and carefully bred with those of Chivita’s Tabeguache band.MoreLess
The reminder sickened him, but he forced himself to drink the milk. He needed to get strong. He needed to get the hell out of here.
His gut twisted at the thought of the danger he was putting these people in. It twisted even more at the thought of their discovering who he really was. That his real name still brought curses in two states, and that a noose had hung over him for more than fourteen years.
He hadn’t missed the beginning of hero worship in the boy’s eyes. Jeff might as well look up to a rattle-snake. Wade had seen the same light in Drew’s eyes, and he had failed his son completely.
Wade stood and walked to the window. The heavy rain had washed away some of the vegetable crop. A wheat field to the side was all but gone.
The corral fence needed fixing. He wondered how many horses the woman had, whether he could borrow one. He had one asset in this world: t...wenty horses he’d rounded up in the mountains and carefully bred with those of Chivita’s Tabeguache band.MoreLess
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