River 0f Death: Cassandra Wilde Adult Western (Half Breed Haven Book 13) by A.M. Van Dorn

Author:A.M. Van Dorn [Dorn, A.M. Van]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Suspenseful Fiction, Half Breed Haven, Adult Themes, Sensual Story Theme, Cowboy & Western Romance, Historical Romance, 1800's, Wilde Family
Publisher: Cedar Ledge Publishing
Published: 2019-08-03T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

THE HEIDELBERG RUN

Just shy of the Heidelberg Escarpment

Arizona Territory

As the stage jostled along the roughhewn road to Cabot Center, Cassandra Wilde took a moment to raise the pencil made of red cedar to her nose and breathed in the aromatic smell. It undoubtedly was preferable to the obese man sitting next to her that had not likely seen the inside of a tub for several weeks.

She slowly lowered the pencil until the lead touched the notebook that she was holding in her lap. The page staring up at her seemed almost as if it was mocking her. Determined, she moved the pencil point to the upper left-hand corner and prepared to write the letter to her old employer, the renowned founder and head of the country’s most famous detective agency, Allan Pinkerton.

Honestly, she had no idea why she was so hesitant to write this letter and make her request. She had little doubt that Allan would say yes to her request … they both had cared for Kate, and he would understand why she was making this request of him. Still, a part of her knew that there was something of an unspoken rift between them.

It had always been assumed that Cassandra would take Kate’s place as the head of the Pinkerton’s Female Detective Bureau following Kate’s death. However, Cassandra had been surprised when, instead of asking her to take the position in the Chicago headquarters, he had told her he needed her to be the lead agent of the “Lady Pinks,” as they were known, at the newly opened Philadelphia field office.

On the surface, it had made sense as there was a need, and she was somewhat familiar with Philadelphia having been raised there as a small child and making several visits back there over the years as an adult to visit Whip's remaining family at their ancestral home. Only later did she learn that Pinkerton had decided that her presence would be too painful. He had nicknamed them the "Double W's" for Warne and Wilde, and they had been an outstanding team, Kate the mentor and Cassandra, the apt pupil.

With Kate gone, it left a hole in his heart, and whether it was the correct thing to do or not, he decided Cassandra would be too much of a reminder, so he had sent her to Philadelphia. Unfortunately, she had not been there very long before she left the Pinkertons when her family needed her most in Arizona, and she had never gone back. Through contact with old friends in the agency, she learned Pinkerton had mistakenly thought more than anything her decision to leave had been hurt feelings for having been sent to the Philadelphia instead of filling Kate's shoes in Chicago.

In truth, she didn't even know why she had never made an effort to clear that up with Allan. Maybe deep down inside there was a part of her that did indeed resent not being given the slot of her lost friend. Kate, she was

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