In truth, the change was there.
“Jimmy.” Cody put a hand on his shoulder. “You get dead and we’re going to have an issue.”
“I don’t plan to get dead, brother.” He returned the shoulder squeeze before backing up a step and putting his hat back on his head. Behind him the stable doors opened and Cody’s gaze flicked to Shane.
“You sure about him?”
Not giving in to a second smile, Jimmy nodded. Cody really couldn’t leash his protective instincts. “He’s a good kid. Keep everyone else safe. I’ll be back by next summer.”
A year was a long time, maybe he’d make it back sooner, but if he caught up to Ryan, he had a second mission. One Cody would understand. Someone needed to take out MacPherson and Jason had given Jimmy a wealth of information on the man.
“Watch your back. And don’t do anything stupid,” were Cody’s last words on the subject.
Taking the reins from Shane, Jimmy climbed into the saddle and watched his brother walk away. “Can’t really do that since I’m leaving all the stupid here with you.”
Laughter floated back on the breeze. Jimmy waited as Shane closed up the stable and mounted.
“Last chance, Shane. You don’t have to go.”
The younger man gave him a lopsided grin. “I think you need a little more stupid in your life.”
It was Jimmy’s turn to laugh and he nodded once. “All right then, let’s ride.”
They turned their horses away from Haven, the Flying K, and Dorado. Their trail would take them north and away from the Kanes and the Morning Stars. Jimmy refused to look back. If he never returned, his last memories wouldn’t be of riding away.
The long, hard road stretched out in front of them…
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USA Today bestselling author, Heather Long, likes long walks in the park, science fiction, superheroes, Marines, and men who aren’t douche bags. Her books are filled with heroes and heroines tangled in romance as hot as Texas summertime. From paranormal historical westerns to contemporary military romance, Heather might switch genres, but one thing is true in all of her stories—her characters drive the books. When she’s not wrangling her menagerie of animals, she devotes her time to family and friends she considers family. She believes if you like your heroes so real you could lick the grit off their chest, and your heroines so likable, you’re sure you’ve been friends with women just like them, you’ll enjoy her worlds as much as she does.
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