Her Cocky Cowboys by Roma James

Author:Roma James [James, Roma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Janessa

My uncle hadn’t given me many details over the phone, just saying that we needed to get back to the house as soon as possible. The three of us didn’t speak a single word on the way back. With our horses running full out the entire time, we couldn’t have had a conversation about what had just happened between us even if we’d wanted to.

Nothing looked out of place as the main house finally came into sight, but I could see two trucks—my uncle’s pickup and one that looked like the one the vet had been driving—parked in the pasture out past the stables.

“Over there,” Cade said, pointing in the direction of the trucks.

We closed the distance quickly, riding up to see my uncle and Logan crouching down among several cows lying on their sides.

They looked still and lifeless, just like Rebel had been when we’d first found her in her stall.

“What’s going on?” I asked, leaving my horse to Cade and Boone so I could join my uncle. “What happened?”

Uncle Justin’s face was a mask of anger, and his jaw was clenched. I’d only seen him like this a few times before in my whole life, and it had never been good. “Poison,” he said simply.

“Just like the time before,” Logan added.

“How is that possible?” Cade asked. He walked over to one of the nearby cows and leaned in to place a hand on her side. “She’s still breathing. Are the others still alive, too?”

“Barely,” Logan replied, shooting Cade an annoyed look. “I think we may have dodged another bullet this time. If so, you all should consider yourselves lucky.”

I didn’t feel lucky at all. I felt my world had been turned upside down. And I was more than a little irritated after seeing the way Logan had just looked at Cade. I remembered the last time Logan had been here, when we’d called him out to take care of Rebel. He’d asked me out, but I hadn’t thought anything of it in the days that had passed since then.

Was he jealous of Cade? Did he suspect that something might be going on between us?

Not that it was any of his business at all. He was here to take care of the animals’ needs, not mine. If he hadn’t done such a good job helping Rebel and hadn’t come with just a moment’s notice both times, I probably would have asked Uncle Justin to find a new vet.

But not only was Logan the best vet around, he also happened to be the only one who worked close enough to be of any use in an emergency like this.

“How could this have happened, though?” Boone asked, finally catching up to us after making sure the horses were tied up near the trucks and out of harm’s way. “We’ve been keeping watch on this place around the clock. Literally twenty-four-seven. If anyone had driven back here, one of us would have seen them.”

“Is there anyone else who has access to this pasture?” Logan asked.

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