Never Let You Down: The Connaghers, Book 4 by Joely Sue Burkhart

Author:Joely Sue Burkhart
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Domme, BDSM, male submissive, dom, contemporary, romance, erotic, older characters, sadism, D/s, sub
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2015-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The Lady Always Gets Her Man by Chris Waters

Ransom Savage strolled into the Halltown General Store dressed in his finest gentleman gambler’s duds. He’d even slicked back the wild mane of his hair into a queue that almost made him look respectable. By the look on the proprietress’s face, he shouldn’t have bothered with the finery. She still looked like she wanted to kill him.

In his experience, the back of the store was usually reserved for men to come in and smoke by the fire while trading stories about the crops, the weather and whatever other bullshit they wanted to shoot into the breeze. In typical rebellious fashion, Victorious Raynes had set up a ladies’ tea shop. The best and snootiest members of Halltown were encamped in her store and she watched him as carefully as she would a rattler.

“This has to be the nicest general store I’ve ever seen. Ladies.” He swept off his hat and gave them a grand bow. They twittered like birds, much more appreciative of his fine coat and tight breeches than his target. “Miss…?”

He was mighty careful, in case she was using one of her other names for the shop, though evidently the sheriff knew her real name.

“Raynes,” she said sharply. “How can I help you?”

Evidently her illustrious past had not yet caught up to Halltown, Texas. “Pleased to meet you, Miss Raynes. What tobacco do you keep on hand?”

She grimaced but led him toward a counter on the opposite wall. “You can buy cigars and tobacco at the Halltown Saloon, Mr…”

What the hell. If she could use her real name, so could he. “Ransom Savage at your service, ma’am.” He kept his hat off and inclined his head respectfully, though he didn’t give her the full bow. With his luck, she’d probably pick up the shotgun she no doubt had behind the bar and blow him into next week. “I’m headed to the saloon shortly to see how good the cards are, but I couldn’t resist such a fine store. Why, it must have taken quite a pretty penny to set up. I’m guessing thirty thousand.”

That’s how much she’d stolen from him when she’d hightailed it out of Denver.

The lady didn’t wince, stiffen or react in any way. “More, sir, not that it’s any of your business. I carry the finest tobaccos for the gentlemen in town, not the common riffraff.” Her icy tone conveyed exactly into which category he fell. “Are you sure you can afford it?”

He reached into an inner pocket in his coat and pulled out a roll of bills. “That won’t be a concern, Miss Raynes.”

“So I see, Mr. Savage. My, I’ve never seen so much money at once, except maybe at the bank. Or in someone’s personal safe.”

He gave her his widest, most genuine smile. “I’m really good at cards. And other games.”

She narrowed her gaze, no doubt tapping her toe impatiently beneath that long formal gown. “Hmmm, so I hear.”

“Tobacco, ma’am?” he said hopefully. “Cherry, preferably.”

She sniffed and pulled down a wooden chest.

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