Live Wire by Amber Lynn Natusch

Author:Amber Lynn Natusch [Natusch, Amber Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Vampires, Werewolves & Shifters, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban, Romantic, Ghosts
Amazon: B01L7BVZ6S
Goodreads: 31355139
Publisher: Amber Lynn Natusch
Published: 2016-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Looks like the storm is heading out east now,” Gabe observed from the window in the living room. “I need to go out and get the big tractor working if I’m ever going to get my work done.”

“Can I help somehow?” I asked, still feeling uneasy about what had transpired that morning. He looked as though he were about to dismiss my offer, then thought better of it.

“Maybe. Jinx needs to be brushed and watered. Do you think you can handle that?”

“If it helps get me out of the doghouse, then yes. I can totally handle that.”

A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

“Then get up off your duff and get moving. We’re burning sunlight here, Trouble.” He grabbed an old gallon milk jug filled with water off the table near the window and opened the front door. Hovering in the doorway, he looked back at me expectantly. I caught his not-so-subtle cue, wiggled out of the chair and onto my crutches, and walked toward him.

“Aye aye, Captain,” I said as I squeezed past him sideways, careful not to plant the butt end of my crutches on his feet.

“This is a farm, not a ship.”

“Well whatever the farm equivalent is to that, then,” I countered.

“There isn’t one, but I sure do appreciate the gesture.”

He laughed as I made my way down the steps, closing the door behind him. It wasn’t long before he was walking beside me to the barn, the sunlight warm on our faces. Everything seemed so right that I almost forgot the morning’s shenanigans. Almost. But the nagging sensation in the back of my mind just wouldn’t let me be, and the quiet between us did little to help silence it. Distraction was my only hope.

Once I was fitted with everything needed to groom Jinx, Gabe disappeared through the wide barn doors to go work on his old tractor.

“Looks like it’s just you and me, buddy. Do me a favor and behave yourself, okay? I don’t want you proving your dad right. I'll never hear the end of it.” The horse whinnied and shook his head a bit, as if to tell me he wouldn’t dare cross me like that. I couldn’t help but chuckle. “That’s a good boy.”

Jinx was a total gentleman while I worked on him. He seemed to enjoy the attention, which made me wonder if it had been a while since he’d received much. Gabe was spread so thin working the farm on his own. I felt terrible thinking it, but I wondered if maybe he was better off without Mason to care for as well.

I didn’t know how long I’d been in the barn, but it seemed like forever. My ankle was throbbing from being upright for so long, so I made my way over to a small stool and sat for a moment, pulling my pant leg up to assess the swelling. My ankle looked like a tree trunk, which wasn't a good sign.

“Jinx, I think I need you

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