Dreams in Deadwood (Seven Brides of South Dakota Book 1) by Trumbo Kari

Author:Trumbo, Kari [Trumbo, Kari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-28T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

AIDEN FOLLOWED BEAU into the house, wiping his feet by the door as Jennie ran into the room. Her eyes were wide with tear streaks down her face, and all the air in his lungs slammed into his chest at the sight of the fear in her eyes.

“Don’t take off your boots! Ruby left just after lunch with Hattie to go to the market and hasn’t returned.”

Beau turned back to the door and shoved Aiden out of the way as he rushed out.

Aiden searched Jennie’s face. Her forehead was lined with worry and she clasped her hands in front of her.

“Oh, Aiden. What if…”

“Shh.” He pulled her into his arms and held her close, willing her to stop trembling. She fit just perfectly in his arms and her shaking seemed to dissolve as he held her close. “I’ve got to go help Beau. He’ll need me. Don’t hold supper, feed the others.” He allowed himself to brush his lips over the top of her head, then he pulled himself away and followed Beau.

“I’ll wait up. Please find them!” she called after him.

He dashed outside, smiling when he heard her lock the door behind him. Aiden ran and caught up to Beau a few blocks ahead of him.

Beau slammed his fist into his hand. “Why would she leave, Aiden? I told her to stay put. I just don’t understand how the house could get under her skin so quickly.”

“Well, didn’t you say you used to take odd jobs just to get out of town? Maybe she’s cut from the same cloth? How long could you stay pent up in the house?”

Beau shook his head. “I should’ve made time to go shopping with her. I don’t know what I’ll do if I don’t find her.”

“We’ll find her. Jennie said she went to the mercantile. Where is it?” He stopped and glanced up and down the street.

“It’s a little further down, but there’s no chance she’d still be there. It’s been hours since lunch.”

“I think we should go see if she made it there at all.” Aiden pushed him further along the street but kept his eyes open for any sign of bright red hair. That hair might be worth a fortune to a madam. Beau pushed his way through a clutch of men by the front door and strode up to the front counter.

“Excuse me, I’m looking for someone who may have come in here earlier. She’s about six inches shorter than me, dark red hair, with a younger blond about the age of sixteen.”

The shopkeeper scratched his chin. “An old man came in after they paid for their purchases to help them home. Don’t know where they went to after that.”

“An old man… was he in a preacher’s collar?” Aiden rested his hands on the counter to keep from clenching them.

The shopkeeper laughed. “No, he surely wasn’t.”

“Come on, Beau. Let’s ask around in the street. Someone was bound to notice something.” He pulled Beau’s arm and could feel the tension. Beau didn’t look outwardly scared, but Aiden could tell he was in knots.

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