1 - Nash: Sheppard’s Shadow by Kathi S. Barton

Author:Kathi S. Barton [Barton, Kathi S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sheppard’s Shadow#1
Published: 2023-12-22T21:59:24+00:00

Chapter 5

Sunny watched the brothers talking to each other. And they were actually enjoying themselves. She had a feeling that they’d not done this unless it had been harsh words since they were children. The six of them seemed to be just getting to know one another. That was, she thought, one of the saddest things she’d ever witnessed.

“I have some things that I found at the house. I mean, I knew it was there but didn’t find it until I located the safe. Mother had hidden it away since she’d had no way of unlocking it without my permission.” Archie handed each of them an envelope. “I hadn’t any idea until I got the safe opened that she’d never…it doesn’t matter now, I guess. I can give it to you now. It’s part of your inheritance from Dad. And when I say part, there is more coming each of your way. Dad, despite being married to Mother, was a good businessman. And he made sure that we would all be taken care of when he was gone.”

Nash opened his envelope, looked briefly inside, and then handed it to her. She wasn’t sure why he’d want her to know what he’d gotten, but she looked inside the envelope too. Closing it quickly, she tried to hand it back to Nash, but he wasn’t having it. Lying it on the table between them, she had to make herself sit still. She tried her best to pay attention to what was being said, but all she could think about was how many zeros were on the five checks that were stashed in the thing.

“There is also a plot of land that I didn’t know about for each of you to do with as you please. It’s part of the land that the house sits on. Hundreds of acres that I’m sure that mother didn’t know about either since, again, she couldn’t get the safe open.” Wrangler asked how she’d gotten away with keeping this from them. “I don’t know. As I said, I didn’t know about the deeds, or I would have said something a lot sooner. The money? To be honest with you, I didn’t know that you’d not received that as yet. I, as I know the rest of you were, was devasted when Dad died, and I couldn’t think beyond him being gone. I think now that I can look back on it, I think that Dad kept Mother under control as best he could. I don’t know about you guys, but I’m seeing things from the past that I didn’t before. Whether it was because I just didn’t see it or I didn’t want to, but I think this thing she was doing to us has been going on for a long time.”

“She wanted us not to have mates. Not to mention wanting us to be totally dependent on her for everything. Including money.” Archie nodded and sat down when Nash spoke. “She was…I have a feeling that she meant for Sunny to die the day that she found out what she was to me.

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