Rough Rider by Victoria Vane

Author:Victoria Vane
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2014-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Flying K Ranch, Montana

“Goddamnit!” Dirk hoisted the saddle onto his horse’s back with a curse. “And double damn Wade!”

His brother had ridden out late yesterday afternoon after strays and still hadn’t come back. He had a half-dozen animals missing and Wade was too busy screwing around with his new girlfriend to care—as if there wasn’t already enough bad blood between him and his brother already. Had Wade not taken the girl with him, Dirk might even have been worried, but now he’d bet the whole friggin’ ranch they were holed up in the cabin doing what he could only fantasize about.

The only reason he’d sent Wade after the cattle was his own difficulty riding. He used the ATV most of the time for cattle work, but there were a number of strays on the mountain and some of the cow paths were too treacherous and narrow to chance it with the ATV. He rarely rode a horse unless he had to. He couldn’t do it like he used to, so he didn’t want to do it at all.

Unfortunately, there were still a few occasions where riding was unavoidable. It was the only reason he kept horses at all. It wasn’t just the mounting and dismounting that made it difficult, but the chance of a hang-up was a constant danger. Riding with a prosthetic leg was a royal pain in the ass. He supposed his stubborn pride was an even bigger pain in the ass, but that’s just how it was.

If the missing cattle wasn’t already enough to fire him up, Allie Evans had just shown up with another offer on the ranch. He’d thought the issue of selling out was laid to rest a week ago, but here was Allie back again. She might have Wade in her pocket, but she was wasting her breath if she thought to change Dirk’s mind. He had a legacy to protect and he swore he’d do so with his very last breath. It wasn’t just a matter of guilt on his part, it was a matter of honor.

The Flying K was all he had left.

He’d screwed up his life so many times and in so many ways that all he wanted was the opportunity to start over. Just one stinking chance to see if he could finally get it right—whatever-the-hell “it” was.

He was damned tired of just scraping by and barely surviving. Hell no, he wanted the Flying K to thrive again as it once had, as he knew it still could. While his neighbors continued to complain about the low prices they were getting for their Angus and Herefords, Dirk had researched everything he could get his hands on about Japanese Wagyu and what it would take to raise a herd. His ideas meant taking chances and facing mockery, but he didn’t give a rat’s ass what others thought. Montana ranching methods were steeped in old tradition but it was time to break out of the box or perish.

He knew he could turn things around but a new breeding program didn’t happen overnight.

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