Rafferty: Cowboy Trail Boss: Christian Historical Western Romance (The Kavanagh Brothers Book 9) by Kathleen Ball

Author:Kathleen Ball [Ball, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

If only there was something to do to occupy her time. Staying still and quiet went against her nature. She had sat all day in the wagon getting here and now she had to hide out from… Who were those men, anyway?

She slowly pushed up the canvas, just a hair, struggling to peek out. She didn’t recognize any of them. They all had dark hair and beards. Probably brothers or cousins. Why wasn’t she closer? They were showing papers to all the men.

Frowning, she raised the canvas a bit more then looked out again. Someone was leaning against the wagon, blocking her view. She clamped her lips tight and let go of the canvas. It was Rafferty. Of all the people to notice.

He was probably frowning. Every little thing she did was wrong, and he always caught her. If it weren’t a matter of her safety, she’d find something to poke him with. Her lips twitched. It would have been funny.

Soon it was too dark to see. The clouds shrouded the moon, and the fire didn’t cast enough light for her to see much. It was just as well; she was tired. She’d just sleep in her clothes. Quietly she crawled to the front of the wagon and was about to cinch the canvas tight when she saw him.

She screamed and leaped back, struggling to pick up her gun to no avail. From what little she could determine, he looked just as surprised to see her. He was abruptly dragged back out the front and she heard what sounded like a blow to the face. It was a punch, though maybe to the face was her imagination.

Her body trembled, and she didn’t wish to be alone, but she stayed hidden.

“So, you got a woman stashed in there, huh?” The voice was deep.

“What was your brother doing sneaking into the wagon?” Rafferty demanded. “It seems to me he was up to no good.”

“You didn’t have to break his nose!” The deep voice rumbled. “Did you steal that woman? Is that why she’s hiding? I think you have some explaining to do.”

Mae crawled back to the side of the wagon and peeked out. There was no way Rafferty was going to put up with that man.

“Not that it’s any of your business, but we encountered her alone on the trail with an arrow in her. She’s been traveling with us ever since.”

The middle brother rose. “I’ll need to see her for myself and make sure she isn’t being kept against her will. It would be best if we escort her to Fort Supply.” He didn’t sound gruff at all. In fact, he sounded somewhat gentle.

She crawled to the back and was about to climb down when Rafferty put his hands on her waist and lifted her down. What was is about him that made her wish for love and family?

“She’s wearing trousers.” The youngest one pointed at her as he gripped a bandana against his bleeding nose. “She ain’t no lady.”

She couldn’t go through all this again.

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