The New Cowboy by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Zane walked out to the truck with his gear Wednesday morning under an overcast sky. According to the forecast, they’d have some rain showers over the next few days. But nothing could dampen his spirits as he drove over to the Bannock ranch to pick up Avery.

He phoned to let her know he was coming. As always, the sight of her set off sparks. She came down the porch steps dressed in jeans and a soft suede tan vest with fringe that hung loose over a light blue T-shirt. He reached across the seat to open the door for her.

Today she’d done her hair in a braid. Though he loved it loose, the pulled-back style showed off her gorgeous face. Their gazes met. “Hi,” she said, sounding the slightest bit out of breath as she climbed into the cab. Her tiny glass earrings shaped like buttercups gave off glints of blue and green with a center of gray that matched her incredible eyes.

“Where did you get those earrings?”

“On the reservation. They’re made of dichroic glass.”

“Explain dichroic.”

“The artisan works with a composite of nontranslucent glass. When stacking layers with microlayers of oxides and metals, it causes the glass to shift colors.”

“Nice,” he whispered.

“They are unusual.”

Just like Avery herself. He backed around and they headed for Absarokee. “How’s Ralph?”

“Wonderful. I can’t believe he’s the same person from a year ago. This morning he ate a big breakfast and is going to drive up to the pasture with Jarod later on. The doctor has warned him not to overdo it, but I guess if he’s feeling good enough to get out like that, then he should.”

Zane nodded. “Your grandfather’s work ethic would make it impossible for him to sit around if he’s feeling well enough to leave the house.”

“You’re right. He was always a human dynamo.”

“Both of my grandfathers died when I was young, so I hardly remember them. Yours has been spared to bring you and your brothers a lot of happiness.”

“After my parents were killed in that lightning storm, I don’t know what my life would have been like without my grandparents.”

Yet not even her grandparents had been able to shield her from one of the worst atrocities a human could face. He had to suppress the sudden feeling of rage against the man who’d attacked her, robbing her in a way that had erased her trust in life, her joy... Zane doubted he’d ever be able to let go of his anger.

She turned her head toward him. “How’s the case progressing?”

“So far, no background evidence on your crew has come back to raise any flags, but I’m beginning to get responses to my emails. This morning there were four messages from various ATV dealers. They’ve all sent proof of sales with names and addresses for Maxxis tires purchased within the past five months. Three of the dealers are here in Billings. The one from Laurel, fifteen miles away from here, reported the sale of a new Honda Rubicon.

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