Takin' The Reins by Coverstone Stacey

Author:Coverstone, Stacey [Coverstone, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

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Frowning, Jordan hung up the phone. She stood at the bathroom door.

“What is it?” Cole asked. He was busily installing the washbowl.

“I just agreed to go look at a stray horse in somebody’s field. Apparently the animal is sick and starving to death. I don’t have any idea why I said I’d do that.”

“Because you’re related to Lydia Albright.” He checked to make sure the bowl was level. “Everyone in the county knows this phone number is the one to call for a rescue. You might want to consider changing it.”

She thought about that as she set the coffee pot on to boil and opened up a box of glazed donuts. Wyatt knocked on the screen door. “Hello?”

She waved at him. “Come on in. It didn’t take you long to fix the spigot.”

“It was easy, just needed a twist with the wrench.”

“Easy for you. I wouldn’t have known what to do. Thanks again. Coffee will be ready in a few minutes. Have a seat, and a donut.” She offered the box to him as he scooted onto a barstool.

“Don’t mind if I do,” he said, plucking two out of the box.

Jordan saw Cole peek around the bathroom door. She thought it best to let him come out when he wanted, seeing how he and Wyatt weren’t the best of friends. She settled onto the barstool next to Wyatt and told him about the phone call.

“It was an anonymous caller. I tried to get him to tell me his name, but he said he had eggs in a skillet that were burning and he couldn’t talk long. He asked me to get the horse before it dies or before someone shoots it and puts it out of its misery. I tried to explain that I wasn’t Lydia, but he wouldn’t listen. Would someone really shoot a sick, innocent horse?”

Wyatt licked some sugary glaze off his fingers before answering. “I hate to say it, but yes. There are some cruel people in this world, Jordan. You wouldn’t believe the abuse suffered by some of the horses Lydia rescued. In my opinion, anyone who would torture an animal ought to get a taste of their own medicine.” He stared at her with hard eyes that expressed the compassion he held for animals.

“I agreed to go out there tomorrow morning around nine-thirty. I don’t know why I said I’d do it. Even though I feel sorry for the poor animal, rescuing horses was Lydia’s cause, not mine. I know nothing about taking care of a sick horse. I barely know how to deal with healthy ones.”

“Did the caller give you directions?” he asked. She handed him the notes she’d taken. “I know right where this place is. It’s over near Bent. I’d be glad to go with you.”

“You would? That would be wonderful. I never promised the caller I’d bring the horse back with me, but I don’t think I could leave it if it’s as sick as he led on.”

The coffee pot whistled.

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