Reunited with the Rancher by Brenda Minton

Author:Brenda Minton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-06-04T20:18:59+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Jack didn’t appear with Maggie and Andy until after the patrol car left with Donnie. Carson still felt shaken inside, thinking of those hands on Kylie’s neck. He shouldn’t have allowed her anywhere near the arena. Not that he could have stopped her. But he could have tried.

“Do we need an ambulance?” Jack asked as he eased through the gate, first telling Andy and Maggie to stay put with Rambo. He pointed at the dog. “Stay.”

Rambo sat and the children plopped down next to him.

“I think I’m good,” Isaac rasped, rubbing at his throat. “Man, he’s strong. Check Jason, he took the worst of it.”

Carson glanced at Kylie. She nodded in answer to his question. “I’m fine, Carson.”

He squatted in front of Jason. The guy was younger, midtwenties, with a buzz cut, lean cheeks and a good-sized bruise on his forehead.

“Did he hit you with his fist or something else?” Carson asked as he examined the guy. “Can you follow my finger with just your eyes?”

He held his finger in front of Jason and moved it back and forth. Jason followed but his hand went to his head and he flinched. “I’m good. It’s Thursday. You’re Carson. My head hurts because he doesn’t need any other weapon. He has a fist that feels like a brick.”

Carson chuckled. “Yeah, I met that fist. Let’s get you an ice pack and something for the headache you have, or will have very soon.”

“What happened to set him off?” Jack asked as he leaned in to give Isaac a good look. “Were you teasing him again?”

“He was trying to sell Aaron a bottle of pills.”

Kylie sighed. “He didn’t buy them, did he?”

“No,” Jason answered. “He’s good. Don’t worry. If you all don’t mind, I’m going to my room.”

Carson offered the younger man his hand and pulled him to his feet. “Any blurring vision or dizziness, come find me.”

He turned his attention to Isaac. “You. Take a deep breath.”

“Take a hike,” Isaac shot back with a grin.

“Glad to know you’re okay. How’s your throat?”

Isaac shrugged and got to his feet. “Fine. A little hoarse but there’s not much you can do for that.”

“No, not much.”

Another broad grin. Isaac poked at Carson’s cheek, making him flinch. “Might want to do something about your face. You’ve got a gash on your cheek and a big bruise on your jaw.”

Carson started to comment about his face but he didn’t have time; instead he reacted, reaching for Isaac as the other man staggered and stumbled.

“Are you okay?”

Isaac didn’t answer him. All he did was jerk his arm free from the hold Carson had on him.

“I asked if you’re okay.”

“Isaac, answer the man or the next call I make is for an ambulance,” Kylie chimed in, worry in her voice.

That got Isaac’s attention. He pulled off his cowboy hat and ran a hand over his military short hair. He took a deep breath and touched his ear. The ear that connected to the jagged scar on the side of his head.

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