Scarlet Sunset, Silver Nights by Greenwood Leigh

Author:Greenwood, Leigh [Greenwood, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Ten Talents Press
Published: 2011-12-08T05:00:00+00:00

Slade sat his horse on a rise about a mile from the camp. Green meadows and gently rolling hills dotted with ponderosa pine, alligator juniper, and several kinds of oaks gave the scene a feeling of pastoral calm. Distance stripped the cowboys’ work of its urgency, and their search for cattle through the shade of the thickets and the depths of the draws looked more like a choreographed ballet than the harsh, brutal work it was.

But Slade was untouched by the beauty or the harshness. Using his field glasses, he could see just about everything that was happening, and he didn’t like it. All day long he had ridden over the range, monitoring the work of all six crews, and he could find nothing wrong. That made him uneasy. He had always had a sixth sense about people, and from the very First he had known that Mongo Shepherd was as underhanded as he was rich and cocky. He intended to steal Pamela’s range, by marrying her if possible, but Slade had no doubt he would use any method that came to hand.

At the same time, Mongo had very little patience. Balked for too long, he wouldn’t wait until things were safe. He would press ahead. Slade had expected him to take advantage of the roundup, but ever since he shot the branding iron out of Peak Bolin’s hands, even the most careful scrutiny had turned up no problems. Everything had gone so smoothly they were going to finish a few days ahead of schedule.

That would mean a return to the ranch, Dave’s reinstatement as foreman, and Slade’s departure for the trail to California. Slade didn’t want that. Every time he thought about leaving Pamela, his resolve weakened. He kept telling himself that his love for her differed in no way from his infatuation with Trish, that it would burn itself out as quickly as it had sprung up, but he didn’t believe it.

Because you don’t want to believe it he told himself. You want to believe this girl is so deeply in love with you shell give up everything she’s ever wanted just for you. You’re trying to convince yourself you’ve found a place where you can be yourself, where you can stop running from people and their guns.

You’re wrong, and only a fool would hang around pining for a love that can’t last. Don’t kid yourself by thinking her defending you or letting you kiss her in the moonlight makes any difference. That’s nothing but grasping at straws. You’re not her type and you never will be. If you had any common sense, you’d know that.

You might as well ride out of here without going back to the ranch, his inner demon taunted him. Once her precious Frederick arrives, she won’t be interested in you any more. And if Frederick doesn’t settle your hash. Josh White surely will. No decent father would be willing to see his daughter marry a carnival has-been when she could choose a husband from the cream of eastern society.

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