The Wrangler
“Knee prints, old splats of tobacco juice, and body impressions where the men had hunkered down on the crest of the hill, leaning on their elbows, stretched out with a perfect view of the yard below.Kit shivered. How many times had she felt watched going to draw water or tending the horses? She had to sit down. The grass crackled around her as she sank into it, blinking against the bright sun that slipped beneath her Stetson's brim."How long do you think they've been watching us?" The words croa...ked out of her too-tight throat, making her sound like a frog."Hard to tell. When did the last rain go through here?""Ten days, maybe more."He broke away, stared out at the open plains, the muscles in his jaw bunching. His long, lean shadow fell on the ground in front of her. "Whoever is keeping an eye on you wants something. Three kids staying here alone—""I'm not a kid." She'd be twenty next month."You may as well be. You don't have anyone to protect you.""From Tannen?""He's a worry. But there are a lot of bad men in this world.MoreLess
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