Fool's Gold (4 R's Book 1) by Julie Castle

Author:Julie Castle [Castle, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowan Prose Publishing, LLC: Rowan Peridot Imprint
Published: 2024-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Sarah buttoned up her white camp shirt and gave her sweptback hair a distracted glance in the mirror.

She'd decided something during the long, lonely night. Rafe didn't believe she trusted him, but that didn't matter in the end. If she could help prove him innocent, she would do it. Her observational skills were sharper than most. Maybe she could pick up on some clue in the backcountry of the Double-H that Bob Wilson's in his rush to judgment. If Rafe could go into the meeting Monday with conflicting evidence, it might make all the difference.

She walked out of the bedroom and down the hall to the kitchen. She had no intention of sharing her plans with Rafe. In his surly mood, he'd shoot them down for sure.

Rose was dishing up a plateful of breakfast sausages. She looked up as Sarah entered the room, a frown darkening her usually cheerful face.

"Good morning, Rose," Sarah said.

Rose put a serving fork on the platter and grimaced. "You wouldn't say it was a good morning if you'd seen the boss's face this morning."

Sarah sympathized. She'd gotten the cold shoulder from Rafe all night. "Rafe wasn't too cheerful this morning, huh?"

Rose rolled her eyes. "He was black as a thundercloud, and cross as a bear with a thorn in its paw. What in the heck did you do to him?"

Sarah sighed as she picked up the heavy coffee urn. They both headed toward the dining hall. "It wasn't me. It was Nevell Blackthorn. At the meeting last night, Rafe was accused of shooting some wolves on the Double-H. Good heavens, Rose, it's a federal offense. He could be looking at some substantial fines, not to mention jail time."

Rose set down the platter of sausages she was carrying and gasped. "Lord o' mercy, no wonder he's in such a mood this morning. But that's crazy, Rafe's not stupid enough to do something like that. Besides, we haven't had any losses from the wolves as far as I know."

Sarah placed the coffee urn by the head of the table and shrugged. "I don't believe it, either. Rafe's just not capable of doing such a cowardly thing."

Rose smiled. "I hope you told him that, dear. It would do him a world of good."

Sarah sighed and glanced away from Rose's sympathetic gaze. "I tried, but he didn't believe me. They showed some slides at the meeting last night, and I'm afraid my reaction made quite an impression on Rafe."

Rose smiled and patted Sarah's hand. "Still and all, dear, I'm sure you can patch it up. Talk to the man. He's your husband, after all. You should be able to tell him anything."

Sarah shook off the idea and looked directly at Rose. "My personal feelings aren't important right now. I have to prove Rafe didn't do it."

Rose gaped at her. "And just how are you going to come by such proof?"

Sarah leaned toward her and said conspiratorially, "Well, now. If a trained observer went to the spot and, say,

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