An Unexpected Welcome by Rita Hestand

Author:Rita Hestand
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, western, bride, rita hestand, brides of the west, an unexpected welcome, hsitorical
Publisher: Rita Hestand

Chapter Fourteen

Juan rode to Cord's place fast, spewing dust as he rode. He knew anything coming from the Dubs brothers wasn't good. He was breathless and panting when he reached the house and ran inside to show the note, which was folded up neatly, to Cord.

"Butch Dubs gave me this note to give to you." Juan told him, as sweat rolled down his forehead and onto his cheeks.

"Thanks Juan. You look tired, help yourself to some lemonade. Did you come back so soon just for that?" Cord glanced at the kid who was out of breath and flushed.

"Yeah, I figured it had to be important. Thanks Mr. Cord." Juan went to get a glass as Cord opened the note.

"We got Charlie, if you want him, come get him, alone." It was signed, Jason.

Cord bristled, his face screwed up in a huge frown and he crushed the note in his hands. He readjusted his hat, got to his feet and checked his gun.

"Juan, tell your dad I've got to go get Charlie, the Dubs boys took him." Cord said, loading his rifle now and getting bullets for it and his handgun.

Juan stared for a moment, his eyes bulging. "They got Charlie? You mean they kidnapped him?"

"Yeah!"

"I'll tell my father. Do you want him to go with you?"

"No, just let him know where I've gone, and if I don't come back to get a hold of Lilly." He told him.

"Yes sir…" Juan flew out the door before he even finished his lemonade.

Cord saddled up and was about to leave when Pedro came up to him. "I go with you." He said staunchly.

"No my friend, I'll do this alone."

"No, I go with you. They take your son; I go with you. You would do the same." Pedro assured him staunchly.

"Pedro, I don't want anyone else hurt from this." Cord reasoned.

"Si, neither do I. We will go together." Pedro insisted, his face screwed up in a frown.

Knowing he was wasting time arguing he nodded and they rode.

They didn't talk, they just rode. Both of them with firmed expressions. It wasn't time for talk, it was time for action.

But they hadn't gotten two miles but what Juan showed up too. His father started to send him back but Juan faced him head on. "Charlie is my friend. Just like Cord is your friend."

"Si…."

"Who will show up next?"

No sooner had he asked the question and Lilly came up to them on her horse riding at full gallop as though the devil himself were after her. She was riding hell-bent. "Charlie's gone. He went fishing and hasn't returned. I looked for him and couldn't find him." She explained. "Where are you going?" She studied him now and saw Juan and Pedro and all the guns.

Cord hated this, "Honey, go back to my place and wait. I'm going after Charlie now."

"No, what do you mean you're going after him. Do you know where he is?" She demanded to know.

"Yeah, the Dubs boy have him…"

"My God." She cried. "How in the world did this happen?"

"I'll tell you all about it later.

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