Stroke of Luck by B. J. Daniels

Author:B. J. Daniels [Daniels, B. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2018-12-07T15:13:20+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

WILL WENT OUT to see Slim in the barn, to tell him about his pickup and make sure he got some breakfast.

“I’m so sorry,” Slim said. “I didn’t realize what had happened until I rushed out of the barn and saw him driving away in my pickup. I would have come and told you, but I didn’t want to leave the body.”

“It’s all right. I should have thought of it. I’ve checked to make sure that none of the keys are in the other rigs. I don’t want another fool taking off in this.” He glanced toward the body. He’d wanted to cover Big Jack but didn’t want to contaminate the murder scene.

“Go up to the kitchen,” he told Slim. “Poppy put some breakfast aside for you. I’m going to lock up the barn. I can’t ask you to stay down here and watch the body. Huck hasn’t come back. There’s a good chance he won’t be able to for a day or more. We’ll all keep an eye out in case someone tries to get in, okay? But I think the damage is done. Can’t imagine anyone would want to get back in here, anyway.”

Slim quickly agreed. “I stayed warm enough cleaning out the stalls, but I can feel the temperature dropping. It actually looks worse out there,” he said, glancing toward the door.

“It is. I’m wishing now that I hadn’t sent Huck,” Will said. “I’m worried about him.”

“You have enough to worry about. You know Huck. He’ll be fine. He loves this. Brings out the adventurer in him.”

Will smiled, knowing it was true. But this storm was bad. Would Huck have enough sense to turn back if it looked like he couldn’t go any farther?

Slim headed up to the lodge, while Will locked up. He could barely make out the roofline of the lodge through the falling snow. He thought about his guests, his wranglers, Dorothea and Poppy. His brothers were twenty miles away at the cattle ranch down in the valley so they wouldn’t be able to help. Will was on his own up here on the mountain. He had to get them all through this.

Yesterday, looking for Lexi and again this morning when he’d heard screaming, he’d strapped on his sidearm. He just hoped he wasn’t going to have to use it as he locked up the barn and headed for the lodge.

He hadn’t gone but a few steps when he saw Poppy come out the door of the lodge and head in the direction of the cabins. He swore. Didn’t she know one of these guests was a killer?

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