Cowboy Creed (Cooper's Hawke Landing Book 1) by Rhonda Lee Carver

Author:Rhonda Lee Carver [Carver, Rhonda Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

UP IN THE mountain seemed like another world.

If a person didn’t like peace and quiet, they could go crazy on some of the paths along the rocky ridge. Although he hadn’t wanted to bring Mindy along on the mission, he was glad to have her company. He would never have allowed her to come if there was ever any chance she’d be in danger. An extra pair of eyes and ears couldn’t hurt. If he had to take an unsafe area of the mountain, he would send her back or make her stay put until he came back to get her. She was right, they used to ride in the mountains all the time, probably when they were too young to be out on their own.

Although the temperature was around fifty, she wasn’t complaining, but then again, she still wore his heavy jacket that seemed to fit her three sizes too big. She had the hat on and the ends of her hair bounced along her shoulders. He’d saddled up Maggie for her because she was the most experienced horse they used. The horse would keep her safe.

Creed reminded himself that he needed to stay focused on finding the little girl, not admiring the spunk of the woman riding next to him. He couldn’t seem to keep his mind from replaying the kiss they’d shared earlier. He’d wanted more—craved more. Even now when he was in rescue mission mode, he still had an energy rushing through him. It certainly wasn’t the normal spiked adrenaline of helping someone in need.

A man knew when he was connected to a woman and he sure as hell knew he and Mindy had a connection. He wasn’t strong enough to cut it loose.

They had to be on their toes on the narrow path of the trail.

Loose rocks shifted.

Tree branches had fallen onto the path.

Every little sound echoed off the rock wall.

A silence fell between them—a comfortable silence.

They’d been riding for at least an hour when his radio buzzed. His brother’s voice came over the speaker. “Creed?”

He reached for the radio and pressed the button. “Yeah?”

“Any luck?” Boone asked.

“No. How about on your side?”

“No. Hank and Ruger are staying on the trail but I’m heading back for the tour.”

“Over and out.” He jammed the radio back into the leather pocket, cursing under his breath.

“You okay?” Mindy asked.

“The longer she’s out there, alone, the likelier it is that she won’t survive.” He didn’t care that he was showing weakness. Over the years he’d realized vulnerability didn’t lessen his manhood. Being a father had changed him. When Livvy was younger he’d let her use him as a model for manicures, pedicures and make up. Honestly, he didn’t like it one bit, but he couldn’t tell his daughter no. But she’d helped him grow, to allow himself some humiliation.

“What you do—what your team does—is a heroic thing,” Mindy said. “She’ll be found, Creed. I bet she’d hiding in one of the caves right now, waiting for someone to come find her.

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