Liberty Ranch by Temperance Johnson

Author:Temperance Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian historical fiction, christian, sweet romance, christian fiction, historical fiction, western, clean romance
Publisher: Temperance Johnson
Published: 2021-08-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

The dark clouds forming overhead looked like they were about to downpour soon, probably making it much cooler. The rain had lightly started to come down on the roof, sounding like soft pings. Then suddenly, thunder went off, and it made the barn echo. The thunder made Andrew think of how Julia hated storms and how they made her cower in the corner of a room. While she had gotten better, it was still a strong fear. He could feel the rain was about to come down.

Francesca ran in with a rush. “Where is Sara?”

Andrew frowned. “I don’t know.”

Francesca swore as she passed Whisper’s stall. “She ain’t in the house and Whisper is gone. I will go find her.” She sounded too old, like this wasn’t the first time rescuing her.

Andrew grabbed his reins. "We will find her together.” After they tacked the horses, they mounted and headed to the north pasture. It didn’t take long, but Andrew found her tracks.

Francesca chuckled. “Izzy said she is a hard woman to track. She can almost always cover them.”

Andrew narrowed his eyes with humor. “It depends on how good the tracker is. And my brother, Maverick, can track the best of men.”

Francesca’s eyebrow rose. “I bet she would put you to the test.”

Now Andrew chuckled. “I reckon that is true.”

Just as they reached the top of the hill, the trail stopped in the rocks. “Sara! Sara, are you up here?”

As the brush got thicker, their horses were too big to get through. A pony like Whisper wouldn’t be. Dismounting, Andrew tied their horses. He loved the mountains. It was nothing like Alabama.

Suddenly he heard a whimper. Moving towards the sound, he called Sara’s name again. This time Francesca called as well. He saw Whisper standing a few feet away.

Then he heard Sara scream from beyond the edge of the rocky open cliff. Getting on his stomach, he felt the rocks dig into him as he leaned over the edge, careful not to drop the rocks on her. He saw Sara holding onto a tree root. From the look of it, the root wouldn’t hold up much longer. His hand could touch the top of her fingers. “Sara, honey, you are going to have to grab my hand. I can’t go any farther.”

Francesca screamed above him. Terror filled her voice.

“Please, love, take my hand. It’s the only way.” He tried to show he loved her through his eyes. He knew telling her he loved her right now would not help. Many men had said those words so expertly while not caring about her heart. “Please, Sara, take my hand.”

Finally, her small, blood-stained hand went out to him and he grabbed it with both of his and gently lifted her up. Getting her to the top, Francesca screamed again and grabbed Sara so fast that it nearly knocked them over.

“Don’t touch her!” She said with an authority that didn’t match her youth.

Andrew didn’t know what she meant, but he nodded, knowing she was upset.

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