Blazing Rattles (A Harley and Davidson Mystery Book 10) by Hart Liliana & Scott Louis

Author:Hart, Liliana & Scott, Louis [Hart, Liliana]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: 7th Press
Published: 2019-12-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Agatha paced while Karl and James dismounted and caught their breaths. Karl’s horse seemed especially winded. “I think we need to get some space in between where we are and where those outlaws last saw us,” she suggested.

“Karl can’t ride on a lagging horse,” James said. “And we need to work as a team. There’s too much at stake.”

“I understand that,” she said patiently. “But he can walk Bacon down to that creek in the woods while we get going. He can catch up later.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to split up,” Karl said.

James was thoughtful for several minutes before he spoke again. “Agatha is right,” he said. “The Copper Cove Boys know our location, and if they decide to come back, we won’t have a chance.”

“Fine,” Karl said. “If that’s how you both feel then I’ll do it. I won’t be long behind you. But be careful and keep your guard up.”

“Always,” James said.

Agatha was quick to check the hitching on the wagon, and she followed behind James as he took the lead on horseback. She glanced over her shoulder one last time to see Karl leading Bacon into the wooded area.

“I sure hope those outlaws don’t find him,” she said. “They won’t deal kindly with him.”

“They won’t deal kindly with any of us. I can’t believe they killed Cornbread,” James said. “Their own man. Vicious.”

“We’ll keep our eyes and ears open,” she said. “How far ahead do you think Coil might be?”

“Hard to say. Cornbread was killed before he had a chance to tell us anything useful. He could be anywhere over the next hundred miles.”

“Whatever it takes to find him and bring him home,” she said. “I know he’d do the same for one of us.”

Agatha wasn’t sure what to look for, and she figured calling out Coil’s name wouldn’t be safe. The truth was, she was out of her element. She could ride and shoot and do all the things men did, but she had no experience when it came to this kind of work. It was exciting and terrifying all at the same time. She didn’t know how they lived with those extremes.

“You know,” she said, “Worst case scenario, we’d reach the military outpost near Austin and have to turn back and retrace our steps.”

“How far you figure we’ve come since leaving Karl?” James asked.

“Not sure,” Agatha said, looking at the angle of the shadows cast from the scattered trees. “It’s been almost an hour.”

“I thought he would’ve caught up by now. Ain’t like we’re moving fast.”

“You think we should head back a ways?” she asked.

“Maybe we can hold up when we reach those rocks up there,” he said. “It’ll give us the high ground so we can see.”

“How about we hold up before that,” she said. “To get to the peak, we have to go through the valley. And I have a bad feeling.”

James nodded in agreement. They continued to ride for a spell in silence, and her thoughts went back to Hank.

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