Unexpected by Lietha Wards

Author:Lietha Wards [Wards, Lietha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lietha Wards
Published: 2014-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Cogan heard the approaching riders while he twisted the wire of the fence back into place as easily as manipulating straw. Most cowboys used rawhide gloves, but he didn’t need anything of the sort.

He sat back on his heals assured that would be the last of the cut wire. He’d also gone and checked the herd and, as far as he could tell, none had gotten free.

He lifted his head to the sky. It was late into the evening; the sun had all but set, but there were thunder clouds moving in and the definite smell of humidity in the air. The wind had picked up too. They were in for a good storm.

His attention shifted to the landscape.

Deak and the new guy had been trailing him at a distance most of the day and didn’t bother to keep hidden. Not that hiding would have prevented him from knowing. They were about as subtle as a stampeding herd. It was done purposefully to intimidate him. Good luck with that. The last time he was intimidated was before he hit puberty.

He stood up and stretched his back. His stallion was grazing some twenty yards away. He suddenly lifted his head as the noise of the approaching riders hit his ears.

He snorted.

“Don’t worry boy. They can’t harm us.” Cogan stated out loud.

They were about a two hundred yards off behind a slight hill in the landscape when they reined up. Cogan’s eyes lightened to absorb more light and see more clearly. It was then he saw them dismount and one of the men retrieved a rifle. The man then ran up to the top of the mound and laid flat.

Cogan’s brows rose. Well, hell, they were going to try and kill him. Then what? Hide the body so the townsfolk wouldn’t know. Butch had bigger balls than he thought. He turned and whistled to his stallion who immediately trotted toward him. In a matter of seconds he had his own rifle drawn, but whoever that was across the distance was a pretty good shot. It was something he hadn’t counted on.

Cogan wasn’t lying to Josie when he said he’d been shot before. It hurt like hell every time and this was no different. In fact, it probably hurt a little more due to the high powered rifle the marksman used. The impact actually knocked him back off his feet. His stallion reared, and before the animal’s feet touched the ground, he told him to go home. He was thinking his horse would take the next bullet. He was right. He heard the report of a rifle again, but his stallion was already at a safe distance, all out, head low and running into the wind.

Cogan was on the flat of his back in the field grass. His hand moved over the bullet wound in his abdomen. Warm blood was spilling out everywhere. It was big hole. “Ah shit.” He struggled to flip onto his stomach and lifted his head up to see the two men in the distance stand up, mount and start riding toward him.

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