Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys - Book One by Nate Wagner

Author:Nate Wagner [Wagner, Nate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creative Refinery LLC
Published: 2023-01-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Blood Feud

Cade’s plans for recounting the cracks in the ceiling and staring at the walls were surprisingly interrupted when he was haunted by a familiar voice knocking at the jail door.

“Hello in there,” Falcon called out. “May I please visit the prisoner?”

Cade’s heart pounded in his chest as his cage suddenly became even more suffocating. The sense of feeling helplessly trapped was overwhelming, and his thoughts quickly raced to a single conclusion—how did Falcon track me here?

Feelings of anxiety began to conflict with his fight instincts. He didn’t like being caught off guard as he wondered how he would be able to defend himself in this situation, or if he should answer. He knew the sheriff had some business to take care of shortly after Lucy had left, but he didn’t know when to expect him back. What he did know was that his past was not only coming back to haunt him—it was here in Rocky Creek, and a reckoning was coming.

“Hello,” Falcon shouted again as he knocked a little louder. Then he said something that shifted everything into a moment of clarity for Cade. “Viper. Are you in there? If you can hear me, know that we’ve tracked you this far and intend to see this thing through. And since we know where you are, and that you’re not going anywhere… maybe we’ll pay a visit to the Johnson Ranch and have a little chat about you and some missing gold.”

Cade contemplated whether to answer Falcon and reveal his presence in the jail. While it seemed obvious that Falcon somehow knew where he was, acknowledging him without carefully thinking through any unintended consequences didn’t seem wise either.

As he contemplated his options and listened, what he heard next sounded like Falcon had stepped away and was about to ride off as he announced. And assuming he’d do exactly as he said, Cade’s thoughts turned to Lucy, Eli, and Pa Johnson at the ranch.

His heart raced as he tried to summon the courage to face his demons. Cade could accept punishment for his sins. But Falcon was a ruthless killer, and the Johnson family who took him in didn’t deserve any of this.

The only thing clear to him was that nothing good was going to happen while he was trapped in this cage. He needed to get out of this jail cell and face the man hunting him down.

•••

Three Riders

Pa was in the kitchen that afternoon getting his ingredients ready to make supper when he noticed three riders approaching. As he stepped to the window to get a better look, he could see that one of the riders looked like Cade, but this rider’s coat was more red than brown. The other two riders were dressed alike, and his first inclination was that these were some people from the fort Cade had talked about. So, he put down what he was doing and went outside to greet them.

As he stepped out onto the front porch, he saw that Lucy

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