Bloody Sunday by William W. Johnstone

Author:William W. Johnstone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2014-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

If a man had pulled a gun on him like that, Luke would have taken it away from him before the hombre even got it pointed at him, let alone cocked. Glory had taken him a little by surprise, though.

He shouldn’t have been shocked that she would threaten him like this. He knew from experience that she reacted quickly to danger and did what had to be done. Clearly, she felt that he was a danger to her . . . and considering the mission that had brought him to Sabado Valley, she was probably right about that.

Things had changed since his arrival here, though. At least for now, he was more interested in the truth than he was in the bounty on her head. He said, “Take it easy, Glory. You don’t have to point a gun at me.”

“No? Am I supposed to think that you don’t give a damn about five thousand dollars? We haven’t been acquainted for very long, Luke, but I already know you better than that.”

“What do you want me to do, stick my hands in the air and beg for my life? That’s not going to happen.”

She looked at him intently and said, “I could shoot you, you know. I could put a bullet in your head, drag your body through that door into my room, and claim that you attacked me. Some people might not believe me, but they wouldn’t be able to prove I wasn’t telling the truth.”

“You’re not going to do that,” Luke replied with a shake of his head. “You’re too smart to kill the one person who’s definitely on your side.”

“On my side?” She laughed. “How in the world could I think that you’re on my side? You know who I really am, don’t you?”

“Yes, I do . . . Mrs. Jennings.”

Luke knew he was taking a chance by saying that. Maybe she hadn’t really been convinced that he was aware of her true identity and was trying to trick him into admitting it. But he was willing to run the risk because his instincts told him it was time for both of them to put their cards on the table.

Her reaction wasn’t exactly what she expected. Angry lines tightened the muscles of her face as she said, “Don’t call me that. I was legally married to Sam MacCrae. I was a widow when I married him.”

“Only because you killed Alfred Jennings back in Baltimore.”

“Is that what you believe?”

“It’s what the wanted poster I read back in San Antonio told me. The one with that five-thousand-dollar bounty you just mentioned.”

“And wanted posters never get anything wrong,” she said contemptuously. “Lawmen never make mistakes.”

“That thought did occur to me,” Luke said.

“And greedy bastards never . . . never lie. . . .”

Unexpectedly, her face crumpled as she began to cry. That surprised Luke almost more than anything else she could have done. He had never seen anything from Glory except strength and determination. As her shoulders shook, she lowered the hammer on the derringer and tossed the little gun onto the bed.

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