Tracking You by Kelly Moran

Author:Kelly Moran [Moran, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

While Flynn finished his exam with one of the barn cats at the new client farm, Gabby ducked in the corners and in the stalls to search for the one they were missing. They’d examined the two cows and four goats, then the cats. She had scratches up and down her arms and a growing headache looming. One furball left, and they could get off this mountain and back to the clinic.

This place and the owner Jose gave her the creeps. At least he’d given them breathing room. Aside from meeting them at the car when they’d first pulled in, he’d left them alone. Thankfully, the other barn animals were in far better shape than the horses they’d encountered last week. She’d snuck in by them earlier and gave them some apples. Jose had said he’d planned to sell the horses, so there was that.

The adorable sheepdog who’d been following her around appeared at the barn door again. He wagged his tail, ducked out of sight, then came right back as if to say, follow me.

She turned to Flynn. “I’m going to go look for the last cat while you finish.”

He frowned. “Don’t go too far.”

Nodding, she followed the dog. “Where’s the kitty? Show me the kitty.”

The dog took off at a lope toward what she thought was an old chicken coop. It was several yards away from the barns and behind the house. Last time she and Flynn had been out here, Jose had instructed them to stay only in the barns.

Figuring the dog was headed for the house—maybe the cat was hiding out under the back steps—she followed. Dried grass, straw, and gravel crunched under her shoes as she walked. Saltwater from the coast mingled with mountain snow. Damp earth reminded her spring was here, though it took its time. She couldn’t wait for summer.

Her steps faltered and she bit her lip. The dog, who’d made a hard right away from the house, stopped and barked. He obviously wanted her to follow, but the hairs on her neck rose. The coop was very far from Flynn’s location and he couldn’t hear her if she called for help. Her cell and supplies were with him. Unease wove around her, made her stomach flip.

The dog barked again.

With a quick glance around, and after not finding anyone, she sighed. “Okay, but make this quick.” She didn’t like this one iota.

She trailed the dog to the edge of the coop. Roughly as tall as her and about six feet wide, it was more like a shed. Plywood slats boarded the windows on each side and the roof was rotted through in several spots. The precarious door had a padlock, but it was hanging loosely on the latch.

Hand on the knob, she paused, and the dog barked. “Shh. You’ll get us in trouble.”

This wasn’t right. She eyed the door again, every ingrained instinct telling her to take off running. Something was wrong. Though the temps were mild and the breeze slight, a cold shifted through her to her bones.

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