Cowboy on the Run by Devon McKay

Author:Devon McKay [McKay, Devon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Westerns, Romance, Contemporary, Western, Family Life/Oriented
ISBN: 1628302534
Amazon: B00I27A7DI
Goodreads: 20640552
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Published: 2014-01-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The rain fell hard, pelting Jessie’s window like small, sharp rocks, threatening to splinter the glass. The wind hit with a harder punch, shaking the house to its foundation. Although, the storm wasn’t the reason she couldn’t sleep. The fall months were known for blustery, unpredictable weather.

Jessie threw off the covers and walked to the window.

No, thoughts of Nate had kept her awake. Outside, it appeared almost as tempestuous as her emotions raged on the inside. She’d never meant to say such cruel things to him. The words had just come out. But, it was also the truth. So why then did she feel so damn guilty?

The answer was easy. Her children’s feelings were now at stake and constituted a large part of her guilt. Shouldn’t she be happy, at least for their sake? Hadn’t she always wanted their father in their lives? And there was the problem.

Her heart lurched in her chest. Where Nate was concerned, her kids had always been a secret. She gasped as the candid honesty twisted her gut. Jessie had hid her kids from their own father. What kind of mother did that make her? What kind of person? No wonder she felt guilty.

But she’d been protecting them. An angry spike shot through her as she defended her actions to herself. He would break their hearts. He would walk out of their lives, the same way he had hers.

Or maybe not.

The guilt resurfaced with the painful admittance...and the fact she hadn’t even given him the chance to prove her wrong.

Jessie traced a raindrop’s trail down the glass on the windowpane when a flash of yellow caught her attention. She pressed her face against the window, trying to make out what it was.

A person? Who on earth would be foolish enough to stand out in a storm like this?

Rubbing her eyes, her first thoughts were of Nate. Had he come back? Her heartbeat accelerated. Perhaps he wanted to apologize. She almost laughed, the thought too far-fetched to believe. Too stubborn, he wasn’t likely to admit fault for anything. Besides, she doubted she would ever see him again after the confrontation on her porch. Knowing Nate, he’d be a hundred miles past the county line by now.

She peered into the darkness, searching for a clue of who else it could be. Who would be out on a night like this? An even worse thought entered her mind—who would be out on a stormy night like this staring into her window?

William?

Not unless he was checking the fence line because of the storm. And he would’ve knocked on her door to let her know his concerns...not stare in her window.

The figure moved, a blur of yellow cloth in the night...heading to the barn.

Hit with a terrifying thought, Jessie sucked in a worried breath. She jumped to the side of the window, out of sight. Whoever was killing her steers was back! And he was headed for Lilly.

Adrenaline scoured through her veins. I’m going to catch the bastard this

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