Taking the High Road
“John Yancey was a quiet, contained man, quick to laugh and slow to anger. But, between the unusual loss of his temper and the gory mess he had made of his right hand, he was cussing himself out royally about now. What the hell had possessed him to fly off the handle like that?
Serve him right if Noah Harper, recovering consciousness and dignity, hightailed it to the sheriff’s office to swear out a warrant for assault. Couldn’t say he didn’t deserve it, even if the Good Book did proclaim tha...t there was a time to kill. He’d come close to that with Noah Harper. The sleazy, swaybacked, hypocritical nincompoop.
Wearily, he climbed those couple of steps to the front porch—abandoned now, to the semi-darkness and inclement weather—and knocked at the door. Cozy, welcoming lamplight drifted out from inside, as did a soft hum of conversation and occasional laughter. The sort of homey atmosphere that called out to any lonely man. Lonely. Was he lonely, and just hadn’t realized it?MoreLess
Serve him right if Noah Harper, recovering consciousness and dignity, hightailed it to the sheriff’s office to swear out a warrant for assault. Couldn’t say he didn’t deserve it, even if the Good Book did proclaim tha...t there was a time to kill. He’d come close to that with Noah Harper. The sleazy, swaybacked, hypocritical nincompoop.
Wearily, he climbed those couple of steps to the front porch—abandoned now, to the semi-darkness and inclement weather—and knocked at the door. Cozy, welcoming lamplight drifted out from inside, as did a soft hum of conversation and occasional laughter. The sort of homey atmosphere that called out to any lonely man. Lonely. Was he lonely, and just hadn’t realized it?MoreLess
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