Timeless Healing (Timeless Hearts Book 4) by Peggy L Henderson & Timeless Hearts

Author:Peggy L Henderson & Timeless Hearts [Henderson, Peggy L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-04T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Chris draped his forearms over the fence and rested one foot on the bottom rail, gazing out at the sun rising over the tops of the hills in the distance. Two of the horses grazed at the far end of the pasture, the mist that hovered close to the ground giving them the appearance of dark apparitions rising out of the earth. The mare, Brownie, and her three-year-old colt grazed closer along the fence line.

The rambunctious young horse liked to play, but his mother pinned her ears at him every time he came too close. This mare clearly had to have been bred sometime this year, otherwise she would have come in season by now with the young stud colt constantly nearby.

Chris smiled. There was nothing better than a pregnant mare to teach a young colt manners. It was a favorite saying of his father’s, and at the ranch in Montana, the three-year-old colts were often turned out with the mares that had been bred for the year.

He turned away from the fence, glancing toward the little farmhouse about a hundred yards up the dirt lane. Drawing in a deep breath, Chris took in the rich scent of damp grass and earth. The odor of cow drifted from the barn. The rooster crowed in the coop with the chickens, no doubt demanding to be let out. Raised in the country on a sprawling horse ranch, he’d grown up with these sights and sounds, but for some reason, they seemed more intensified here.

Chris headed for the barn. Time to let Blanche out into the pasture to graze with the horses. He’d already milked her a while ago, something he hadn’t done since handling cows at the county fair as a young kid. He’d carried the fresh milk to the spring, exchanging it for the jug from yesterday, which he’d set out on the porch. It’s what Francine had done yesterday to separate the cream from the milk. She’d told him that whatever she didn’t use, she’d feed to the chickens later.

Stepping lightly, he still favored his injured leg, even though it was purely out of habit. The pain in his knee was completely gone, except for some stiffness first thing in the morning. He should have listened to the doctors who’d repeatedly warned him about getting addicted to the pain meds. He should have known better. He was a second-year med student at Texas A&M University, but nothing had mattered after the accident.

He’d missed a full semester at this point and hadn’t thought about school in a while. His parents had urged him to come home to Montana to heal, but he hadn’t listened to them, either. His entire life had been off-kilter since Amber’s announcement, and then dealing with the guilt and grief of Eric’s death and recovering from his own injuries.

Then he’d ended up here, something he still hadn’t fully wrapped his head around. No doubt he had time traveled, an idea straight out of a science-fiction movie, and there was only one person who could answer how it had happened.

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