The Pink Rose of the Prairie by Ginger Ring

Author:Ginger Ring [Ring, Ginger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781726323017
Google: cC6-uwEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

9

He’d always hated Hank Anderson but never more than now. The townspeople hadn’t had a chance to vote for Seth for sheriff. When the last lawman died from a fall off his horse, Anderson came in and forced a few of the town’s elders to hire him on the spot. The man had fought in the Civil War and was handy with a gun. So was Jesse James and he didn’t see any town hiring Jesse and his brother Frank to take up the badge any time soon.

As much as he wanted to argue with the man, it would do no good. Like it or not, Hank was the law and if he didn’t do what he said, Seth would be behind bars and then who would look after Rose?

“You know where to find me if you need any help.” Seth nodded to the few that would meet his eyes and he left the room.

Rose looked wide-eyed and confused. “What’s going on?”

He grabbed her hand in his and led Rose down the stairs and out the front door of the house.

“You said you were the sheriff.” She waved her finger in his face.

“No, I didn’t. You thought I was the sheriff and I never corrected you because I thought you would feel safer with me. With the way you were talking about time travel, I didn’t want someone to take advantage of you.”

“I did feel safer but now I just found out that I can’t trust you either.” The hurt was evident on her face. After she’d shared the fact that a former beau had broken her heart in just the same way as this had to hurt even worse. Dammit he felt like a fool.

“That was never my intention.”

She threw her hands in the air, spun around, and took off walking.

“Where are you going?” He followed and matched her step for step.

“I don’t know.”

“You really need to rest and get your wits about you.”

“My wits?” Rose stopped and stamped her feet. “That’s it isn’t it? You still think I’m ‘dim witted’ like you said. You thought I would believe anything you told me.”

“No. Yes. I mean.” He stammered as she took off again. “How do I know this wasn’t all an act? I find you out in the middle of nowhere. Talking crazy. I couldn’t do anything to help these other girls but I thought if I could save one, I would. I just didn’t think I would fall for you.”

“What are you talking about?” She’d slowed but stepped off the wood walkway and into the street as if unsure of where to go. His heart ached. Rose had nowhere to go.

“I do care for you but we need to find out where you came from. What if you have a husband at home? Children? What if we’d have crossed lines that you couldn’t return from?”

“What lines? Do you really think I care that your mother was Indian?”

“It matters to a lot of people.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter to me. Lying does.

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