Lawfully Forgiven by Jenna Brandt

Author:Jenna Brandt [Brandt, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-29T06:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Everyone had their assignments and knew exactly what they were supposed to do. Still, Emmett knew that any good operation could go terribly wrong even with the best of information.

Emmett had to force himself not to fidget or draw attention to himself as he sat in one of the seats towards the front of the train. The anxiety in the pit of his stomach was higher than normal because of his previous failure. He didn’t want that to happen again.

“You ready for this, boss?” Moses leaned forward from the seat behind Emmett and asked in a whisper.

“Yes, we’ll catch them this time,” Emmett stated, trying to assure himself as much as Moses.

“I’m still surprised you brought her along,” Moses said, gesturing to Naomi on the other side of Emmett.

“Her presence might cause them to make a mistake which could give us valuable time to stop them,” Emmett explained, avoiding adding the part that he didn’t want to let Naomi out of his sight. Not only for professional reasons because a small part of him wondered if she would try to escape, but because a much larger part enjoyed keeping her near him.

“Whatever you say, boss. You’re runnin’ things around here,” Moses conceded with a shrug. “I’m mighty glad though we have two deputies with us this time around. Not that the rest of the posse wasn’t great, but Jake and Levi really seem to know how to handle themselves.”

“Agreed,” Emmett stated with a nod. “They are a huge asset to the team. I feel completely comfortable having them cover the other two sections of the train with Jesse and Gunder.”

“What if they don’t show, boss?” Moses inquired with concern. “What do we do then?”

Emmett had been wondering the same thing himself. This was his first assignment being in charge. The idea of not resolving it favorably for the rangers didn’t set well with Emmett.

“We’ll do whatever it takes to get the job done,” Emmett vowed.

Just then, the train shuddered and quickly stopped. There were murmurs and grumbling around them as the passengers complained that this would delay arrival times.

“I think I hear something,” Naomi whispered, glancing from side to side with a worried look on her face.

“What is it, Naomi?” Emmett asked, slowly looking around the train car to see if anything looked amiss.

“There, there it is again,” she said in a more frantic tone. “I definitely heard it this time. It sounds like a stampede.”

Emmett leaned across Naomi and pulled up the shade that covered the window. Sure enough, outside there were tons of cows and horses rushing around the entire train.

“What on earth was going on?” Emmett wondered out loud.

Moses peered out his own window. “Are those animals from the pens at the end of the train?”

“I think so,” Emmett confirmed, “But what are they doing out? And more importantly, who let them out?”

Naomi’s eyes narrowed. “I think this might be a distraction from what’s really going on. I think the Beckett Gang might be robbing the train as we speak.

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