Passages (The Kings of Guardian Book 13) by Kris Michaels

Author:Kris Michaels [Michaels, Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947178687
Publisher: KMRW LLC
Published: 2019-12-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Ethan walked along the snow-covered ground with the two men his mother had recently told him they were coming to visit. The road trip from their mountaintop was exciting, until it got boring. His mom and dad had stopped frequently to look at sites and read the signs beside the road. Which was kinda cool, but after a while all the signs sounded the same. When they turned down the gravel road to this ranch, he was so excited and a little scared. There were thousands of cows, and a bunch of horses up by the barn. He saw dogs around the barn too.

That was all cool, but what was extra was the fact he got to meet his brothers. Only they were all grown up. He was hoping for someone around his age. Still, they seemed as excited to meet him as he was to meet them. And they were big. Tall like Harvey was. Ethan didn’t think about the man as his father anymore. He had a dad. Harvey wasn’t that man.

His mom called him over. He wasn’t quite sure what to do so he slipped a bit closer to her. His dad was talking to the other woman. A dog walked up to him wagging its bushy tail. He held out his fingers so it could smell him.

“That’s Lady, she’s my father’s dog,” one of his brothers said. Ethan wasn’t sure whether it was Dixon or Drake.

Ethan stopped and put his hand on the collie’s head. She was a beautiful dog. He looked up at both of his brothers and narrowed his eyes. “You don’t mean Harvey, do you?”

His brothers looked at each other. One shrugged and the other shoved his hands into his pockets. He glanced at Ethan’s mom.

She had a worried look. He hadn’t seen that in a while. Ethan crossed his arms over his chest. “Well?”

“Dude, I’m gonna tell it to you straight. Harvey Simmons may have been our biological sperm donor, but he was never a father to us. We were adopted as adults by the man we consider our father, Frank Marshall. You’ll meet him soon; this is his ranch. He’s one of the best men we’ve ever met.” The guy rubbed the back of his neck. “I’m sorry if that bothers you, but I can’t change it.”

“My dad is over there.” He pointed to Ryan. “Harvey Simmons was an ass– err… jerk, he was evil, and he hurt my mom, although she tried to hide it from me.” Ethan stroked the collie’s head and shrugged. “He’s dead. My mom’s happy. I’m happy, and I take it Harvey Simmons being six feet under doesn’t bother you too much either.”

One of his brothers, the one holding the taller woman’s hand chuckled. “You speak your mind, don’t you, little guy?”

Ethan narrowed his eyes again and shook his head. “I’m not a little guy, I’m young, yeah, but I’m old enough to know the facts, to make decisions based on those facts, and have an input into my life.

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