Moon Flower (Gone-to-Texas Trilogy)
“Rafe muttered to Bostonian as he reined the big sorrel stallion to a slower pace. The pea soup fog followed a night of miserable drizzle, which had left the ground muddy and slick, treacherous for man and beast. Rafe was taking no chances that Bostonian might shy on the uneven morass that passed for a trail. This was the farthest southwest he had ever been in Texas. The muggy weather was unbearable. He would be glad never again to venture near San Antonio after his business with Flores was ende...d.
Rafe was trail-weary after the long, hot ride south. Traveling alone like this gave him too much time to think about Deborah and Adam. “Adam,” he said aloud, letting his son's name roll off his tongue, finding he liked the New England simplicity of it. He brooded over the thought that he might never see the boy. “He's six years old now, nearly half his childhood gone and I've missed it.”
By midday the fog lifted, replaced by blinding hot sunlight. The trail was well worn and easier to follow now as he neared the largest city in the Republic.MoreLess
Rafe was trail-weary after the long, hot ride south. Traveling alone like this gave him too much time to think about Deborah and Adam. “Adam,” he said aloud, letting his son's name roll off his tongue, finding he liked the New England simplicity of it. He brooded over the thought that he might never see the boy. “He's six years old now, nearly half his childhood gone and I've missed it.”
By midday the fog lifted, replaced by blinding hot sunlight. The trail was well worn and easier to follow now as he neared the largest city in the Republic.MoreLess
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