Luke's Fate by Kathleen Ball

Author:Kathleen Ball [Ball, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lasso Springs Publishing
Published: 2016-06-04T05:00:00+00:00

Luke leaned the back of his head against the brick wall. There was no way he’d allow himself to sleep. Six other men shared the cell with him, and he didn’t like the look of any of them. He didn’t even know where the sheriff had rounded them up from because he was certain he’d never seen them before. A crime wave in a small town, go figure.

The other men didn’t have trouble sleeping in the holding cell, and each of them snored. When was his luck going to change? He’d had near about all he could take the last few years. Meg was the one good thing, her and his mustangs.

He shook his head, thinking about how Meg rescued and trained the mustangs. He’d hurt her by leaving. Heck, any other woman would have sold the horses to spite him but not his Meg. He whispered aloud, “My Meg.” It had a nice sound to it and it warmed him.

Damn his father. Damn David too. David had killed the women, his father had killed David, and he had helped bury David. It didn’t even sound plausible to him, and he was sure the detective would say the same thing. Maybe he should confess to burying David. He ran his hand over his face. There was no way to win. Some people weren’t meant to be winners, and he was one of them. As soon as they found David’s body, it would tighten the noose already around his neck.

He planned on a future with Meg. She might not know it yet, but that was his plan. He loved her, and now it wouldn’t be right to tell her. What was the jail time for someone who helped his father bury his brother? He was sure to be fried if they convicted him of those murders. There was no way he was going to ask Meg to stand by him. It would ruin her chance for any happiness.

Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath and slowly let it escape. Thinking about her with another man put a lump in his throat. She deserved a husband and children, lots of children who looked just like her. He opened his eyes as he heard the guards changing shifts. It must be morning. He wasn’t sure if he should feel glad it was a new day or not.

The other men began to rouse, each griping about having to sleep in a holding cell. They all knew each other, and they kept eyeing him. Trying to avoid all eye contact, he stared at the filthy cement floor. He’d have to make a clean break with Meg and tell her to get out of his life. It was the only way, and hopefully she’d get riled enough to walk away and never look back.

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