Dylan by Norah Hess

Author:Norah Hess
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781428518018
Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc.

Chapter Fourteen

The moon was up and the whole country was bathed in beauty. John Jacob had been sitting on the porch, looking into the night since early twilight, watching for the men he’d sent out to come riding home with Rachel.

I should have gone with them, he thought for the dozenth time. I could have locked the damn doors for one night.

John Jacob stood up and paced back and forth. The search party hadn’t found her or they’d be back by now. For the third time that night a wolf howled from up the mountain. For the third time John Jacob’s blood ran cold. What if the animal was tracking Rachel? “Oh, God,” he whispered, “don’t let me lose her after just finding her. I don’t think I could bear it.”

Just then he heard the sound of horses’ hooves coming up the river road. The search party had returned with Rachel, and to his surprise, Dylan Quade was with them.

“Is she alright?” John Jacob jumped off the porch and ran to the horses.

“She’s fine,” Dylan said. “She’s just exhausted.”

“Come here, honey.” John Jacob lifted his arms up to help her off Goldie. “We’ll get you something to eat and drink, then get you to bed.” He cradled her in his arms a moment, then, smoothing her hair back, he kissed her gently on the forehead. She smiled up at him, then leaned her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

Jealousy, hot and thick, spread through Dylan. Andrews was old enough to be Rachel’s father and here he was acting like he was her lover. Was he the one who had taught Rachel to take her pleasure by straddling a man?

He sat in the saddle watching John carry Rachel into the post. He decided suddenly that he was going to have it out with the man tonight. He wanted to marry Rachel, and he was going to find out just what she meant to John Jacob Andrews.

When Dylan had turned Devil over to the teenager who took care of the customers’ horses, and warned him that the stallion bit when he had the chance, he went inside the post.

The big room was empty so he walked on into the kitchen where Rachel was probably eating something after her ordeal.

There was no one there but Rosie. “Where is everyone?” Dylan asked.

“John Jacob took Rachel to her room. She was falling asleep on her feet. He’ll be back in a minute. Have a cup of coffee while you’re waiting,” Rosie offered.

Dylan was ready to slam out of the post without even answering, but John Jacob came into the kitchen at that moment. “She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.” He grinned, pulling a chair away from the table. “Tell me what happened.”

The last thing Dylan wanted to do was have a friendly talk with John Jacob. He would have much sooner hit him in the mouth with his fist. But the man would think him crazy if he did that, so he said crisply, “Goldie spooked when a grizzly bear came up on them.

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