Cowboy's Bride: A Secret Baby, Ranch Western Romance (Rainbow Canyon Cowboys Book 6) by KC Crowne

Author:KC Crowne [Crowne, KC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Crystal

CRYSTAL

Jason and I hurried to Gerald. The three men saw us coming, and before we could catch up, they took off, racing down the alley and disappearing around the corner the moment we reached Gerald. I watched them vanish, part of me wanting to chase after them.

“Don’t worry about them,” Jason said, dropping next to Gerald. “We’ve got cameras back here. They won’t get far.”

Gerald was the more pressing matter anyway. I fell to my knees and got a look at him, noting a trickle of blood on the side of his head from a gash near his hairline. He was still sitting upright, but his eyes were closed like he was in a daze.

“Yo, Gerald!” Jason said, giving the side of his face a soft tap with the back of his hand. “You there, buddy?”

Fear raced through me. I’d come out just in time to see one of the men slam his fist down hard on the back of Gerald’s head. I didn’t know much about fighting, but a blow like that likely wasn’t something you just walked off.

Gerald opened his eyes slowly. “I…I’m here.” Jason gave his face another soft tap. “But if you keep hittin’ me like that you’re gonna be the one we need to worry about.”

Jason laughed, and I smiled too – smartass comments meant he was likely in alright, for the most part. I took the bar cloth from Jason’s pocket and dabbed the blood from Gerald’s face.

“Can you walk?” I asked.

“I can fuckin’ walk,” he grouched hoarsely. “I’m fine.”

Jason tried to help him up, but Gerald shrugged him off. Leaning forward, he pushed himself off the ground and heaved his big body up to his feet. He stood unsteadily at first, but as the seconds passed, he regained his balance.

“Where are those assholes?” he asked, turning in the direction they’d gone and giving a good, hard stare down the length of the alley. “Not done with ‘em yet.”

“You damn well are done with ‘em yet,” I said. “Gerald, there’s three of them and one of you.”

“Better odds than I’ve had before,” he grumbled. “Nothin’ I can’t handle.”

“Bud, the blood comin’ down your face is givin’ me the distinct impression you ain’t gonna be handlin’ this any time soon.” Jason flashed him a wry grin.

“The police,” I announced. “We need to call the police. And we need an ambulance for you, Gerald.”

Whatever dizziness was still in his eyes vanished. Alert and quick, he shook his head. “No!” His deep voice carried down the alley. “No cops.”

“Why the hell not?” I asked, putting my hands on my hips.

He opened his mouth to speak but closed it as if he’d thought better about what he was on the verge of saying. “Just don’t need to get them involved. Not like they’re gonna do anything anyway.”

“I’ll let the co-manager know what happened,” Jason said. “We’ll go over the footage and see what’s what.”

“And send it to me?” Gerald asked, lifting an eyebrow. “I wanna a look at these pricks.

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