Rider on Fire by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488032295
Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
Published: 2017-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

The storm had passed just before sunset. Darkness came quickly, leaving the debris in the yard to be dealt with tomorrow. Sonora called Franklin to let him know they were okay.

“Dad … it’s me.”

Franklin’s joy bubbled over into a delighted chuckle.

“What’s so funny?” Sonora asked.

“I’m not laughing because anything’s funny. I just couldn’t hide my delight in hearing those words come out of your mouth.”

“What words?”

“Those ‘Dad, it’s me,’ words.”

She grinned. “Oh. Yes.” Her smile faded slightly. “What’s really strange for me is that even though it’s only been a short time since we found each other, it all seems so natural.”

“We share blood, Daughter.”

Sonora bit the inside of her mouth, struggling with a sudden need to cry. She’d had a lot of moments like this lately, and was still unprepared for the feelings of vulnerability.

“So, did the storm pass you by?” she asked.

“Yes, I’m fine. How about you and Adam? Did his home suffer any damage?”

“Some, but I’m not sure how much. I’ll let you ask him,” she said, and handed Adam the phone.

Adam had changed out of his wet clothes earlier and had gone to get a towel to dry his hair when Sonora called Franklin. He came back into the kitchen in time to hear her side of the conversation.

“What is it?” he asked, as he took the phone.

“It’s Dad, wanting to know how much damage you had.”

“Oh. Okay,” Adam said, then covered the phone so that Franklin couldn’t hear.

“I laid out some dry clothes for you on my bed. They’ll be too big, but they will feel better than what you have on. Bring your own stuff back with you when you come and we’ll toss them in the dryer, okay?”

She mouthed a thank you as she left the room.

At that point, Adam turned his attention to the phone. “Franklin … are you all right?”

“Yes. No damage here. Just a lot of water in the creek.”

“We had a close call here. Part of the barn roof is gone but the house is still intact. Got a call from Mose and Sheila Roundtree. They said the road between their house and mine was blocked and probably wouldn’t be open until morning.”

Startled by the news that she’d overheard, Sonora paused in the doorway and turned around, watching Adam’s face. As best she could tell, there was no deception in his voice, but if what he was saying was true, then the good news was she’d be staying overnight. The bad news was that she was secretly pleased.

“Don’t try to take that old back road,” Franklin said. “It’s most likely under water.”

“Yeah, I agree,” Adam said. “I was going to suggest Sonora stay here for the night, then when daylight comes, we’ll see where we are with the roads.”

“Good,” Franklin said. “Have a good evening and tell Sonora I said good night and I’ll see you both tomorrow.”

“All right. Take care,” Adam said, then hung up. When he turned around, Sonora was standing in the doorway—still in her wet clothes.

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