Blind Fury by Linda I. Shands

Author:Linda I. Shands
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781441239549
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2012-05-05T14:03:19+00:00

KARA LOWERED HER HEAD against the stinging sleet and sprinted for the house. She ran up the steps to the porch and nearly collided with Sheriff Lassen, who was just coming out the front door. “Hey there, little lady, slow down before you get hurt.” He took hold of her shoulders to steady her, then stepped aside and ushered her into the house, holding the door for Colin, who was right behind her.

Anne was sitting on the sofa, wiping her eyes with a tissue and talking on the phone.

When Kara caught her breath, she spun around to face the sheriff. “What’s wrong?” She felt a sinking sensation in her stomach. “It’s Ryan, isn’t it? Something’s happened to him.”

Sheriff Lassen pushed back his hat and wiped his brow with the back of his hand. “Now, Missy, don’t get all heated up. The boy’s probably holed up at a friend’s house.” He nodded in Anne’s direction. “Miz Lightfoot is making some calls. Meantime, my deputy and I will have a look around—he hasn’t been gone all that long.”

Star! She grabbed the sheriff’s arm. “Ryan’s pony isn’t in his stall. He must have taken him.”

Colin had sunk down on the ottoman, holding his ribs. “Well, he didn’t take the trail. We just came that way and didn’t see any sign of him.”

His voice sounded raspy, and Wakara knew he was really hurting. “Yeah, but we were riding pretty hard. We could have missed something.”

Colin was shaking his head. “Not unless he’s in the woods—trail’s too narrow. The meadow and pasture were clear except for that bunch of cows.”

Kara shuddered. If Ryan and Star had somehow gotten mixed up with the cattle, he could have been trampled.

Colin must have read her mind. “He could be up a tree, or under one.” He stood and slapped his hat back on his head. “I’ll go check it out.”

But the sheriff stopped him. “Boy, you look like something a coyote spit out. You’d better take a breather.” He glared at Wakara. “You too, Missy. Put on a pot of coffee, get yourselves warmed up, and let me do my job.” He stepped outside and closed the door firmly behind him.

Wakara stiffened. She hated it when anyone called her Missy, not to mention the fact that the sheriff was treating her like a child. But there wasn’t time to worry about it. Where could Ryan have gone?

She glanced out the window. The hail had stopped, but the lawn, pasture, and even the gravel drive had disappeared under a sheet of white ice. The sky still hung heavy and dark as lead.

The sheriff had reached his patrol car and started the engine. She watched him drive down to the barn and let his deputy out of the car. The younger man slid through the narrow gap they’d left in the sliding door and appeared a few seconds later, picking his way through sleet-coated mud and a sea of hoofprints that pocked the pasture like craters on the moon. Kara knew it would be slow going.

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