ROMANCE: YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE: WESTERN ROMANCE: The Smoking Cowboy (SPECIAL FREE BOOK INCLUDED PLUS FREE GIFT) (CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE) by Debbie Gordon Page B
Authors: Debbie Gordon
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God is she...dead?” She asked, eyes welling up with tears when he nodded. “Who would do such a thing? “Where’s the other horse.”
“Stolen” Devin answered grimly.
“How do you know?”
“I thought they had somehow gotten loose but when I examined the scene, the rope was still tied to the tree. Someone cut it. I found Lucy’s corpse some distance away from here, whoever cut the ropes, must have shot her after finding out that she was injured and was of no use.”
Mary clutched her chest “My God, Devin that means we could be in danger if whoever it was comes back.”
“I haven’t seen anyone, whoever it is must be long gone by now”, he assured her. He had a bad feeling about the whole thing, but kept it to himself, there was no need to alarm Mary Lou any further. Besides he didn’t want to waste any more time talking about it, they had a quite a journey ahead of them. “I still have no cell reception. Looks like we’ll be walking back to the ranch”, he announced.
Mary Lou groaned and muttered “Great.” She turned to go back to the tent to retrieve the blanket, flashlight and basket, but before she had a chance to walk off, Devin grabbed her arm and whipped her around toward him. He caught her startled gasp with his mouth as his lips crushed hers in a brief, fierce kiss. He lifted his head and amusement in his expression, “That had to be done; now we can go.”
She rolled her eyes playfully and sauntered off, yelping as he swatted her on the ass.
They walked for what felt like forever. The morning sun burned making it feel like they were trapped in an inferno. Mary wiped at the sweat running down her face. She tugged at her clothes, wondering if she could rip them off and walk naked, it’s not like anyone, except Devin would see her anyway. Where’s the subway or a freaking taxi when you need one she thought.
Devin could hear Mary’s breath coming out in short puffs. He glanced at her and immediately decided that they need to stop and rest. She was damn near hyperventilating, he felt guilty for pushing her too hard. He should have kept in mind that she probably didn’t do much walking in the big city, with their trains and buses everywhere you looked. “Let’s stop for a minute” he insisted when they reached a shaded area beneath a tree. Taking out the last bottle of water left in the picnic basket he handed it to her. She gratefully accepted, taking a few big gulps then offered him some. He shook his head in refusal “I’m fine.”
Mary Lou leaned against the tree and took a deep breath, letting it out loudly. “Wow! I won’t need to exercise again as long as I live after this workout, honey!” Devin smiled in amusement at her exaggeration.
She straightened and shot him a serious look. “Devin, I’m still thinking about what happened to the horses. It just seems so... fishy.”
“I know darlin’, but there’s nothing we can do about it now. We just need to focus on getting back to the ranch” he said. “Why don’t you just concentrate on the beauty around us and try to forget about what happened this morning. I’ll get someone to investigate later.”
She nodded “Yea, ok.” Devin was right there was nothing they could do about it now. She took his advice stepped out from under the tree, she need to take all that nature has to offer out here in the country, because she would be leaving it behind in a few days. The thought of leaving almost stopped her breath, or rather the thought of leaving Devin. Oh no, she had gotten way too attached in the short span of time they had been together. Hell, she thinks she was falling in love him. What was she going to do when she had to leave on Saturday? She put that thought out of her mind for the time being as she peered over the vast territory, they were now standing on a hill like area, so she had the advantage of viewing a wider range. She noticed movement out on what looked like a
“Stolen” Devin answered grimly.
“How do you know?”
“I thought they had somehow gotten loose but when I examined the scene, the rope was still tied to the tree. Someone cut it. I found Lucy’s corpse some distance away from here, whoever cut the ropes, must have shot her after finding out that she was injured and was of no use.”
Mary clutched her chest “My God, Devin that means we could be in danger if whoever it was comes back.”
“I haven’t seen anyone, whoever it is must be long gone by now”, he assured her. He had a bad feeling about the whole thing, but kept it to himself, there was no need to alarm Mary Lou any further. Besides he didn’t want to waste any more time talking about it, they had a quite a journey ahead of them. “I still have no cell reception. Looks like we’ll be walking back to the ranch”, he announced.
Mary Lou groaned and muttered “Great.” She turned to go back to the tent to retrieve the blanket, flashlight and basket, but before she had a chance to walk off, Devin grabbed her arm and whipped her around toward him. He caught her startled gasp with his mouth as his lips crushed hers in a brief, fierce kiss. He lifted his head and amusement in his expression, “That had to be done; now we can go.”
She rolled her eyes playfully and sauntered off, yelping as he swatted her on the ass.
They walked for what felt like forever. The morning sun burned making it feel like they were trapped in an inferno. Mary wiped at the sweat running down her face. She tugged at her clothes, wondering if she could rip them off and walk naked, it’s not like anyone, except Devin would see her anyway. Where’s the subway or a freaking taxi when you need one she thought.
Devin could hear Mary’s breath coming out in short puffs. He glanced at her and immediately decided that they need to stop and rest. She was damn near hyperventilating, he felt guilty for pushing her too hard. He should have kept in mind that she probably didn’t do much walking in the big city, with their trains and buses everywhere you looked. “Let’s stop for a minute” he insisted when they reached a shaded area beneath a tree. Taking out the last bottle of water left in the picnic basket he handed it to her. She gratefully accepted, taking a few big gulps then offered him some. He shook his head in refusal “I’m fine.”
Mary Lou leaned against the tree and took a deep breath, letting it out loudly. “Wow! I won’t need to exercise again as long as I live after this workout, honey!” Devin smiled in amusement at her exaggeration.
She straightened and shot him a serious look. “Devin, I’m still thinking about what happened to the horses. It just seems so... fishy.”
“I know darlin’, but there’s nothing we can do about it now. We just need to focus on getting back to the ranch” he said. “Why don’t you just concentrate on the beauty around us and try to forget about what happened this morning. I’ll get someone to investigate later.”
She nodded “Yea, ok.” Devin was right there was nothing they could do about it now. She took his advice stepped out from under the tree, she need to take all that nature has to offer out here in the country, because she would be leaving it behind in a few days. The thought of leaving almost stopped her breath, or rather the thought of leaving Devin. Oh no, she had gotten way too attached in the short span of time they had been together. Hell, she thinks she was falling in love him. What was she going to do when she had to leave on Saturday? She put that thought out of her mind for the time being as she peered over the vast territory, they were now standing on a hill like area, so she had the advantage of viewing a wider range. She noticed movement out on what looked like a
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