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“Wow!”
“Wow is right He got the four of us together The rest was history”
“Iuys are the real thing It’s in your genes Kind of gives you gooseflesh”
Kit chuckled “That’s one way of putting it I can’t reer The pride e was instilled in me”
“It looks like none of you could escape your destiny”
Luckey grinned “We wouldn’t want to”
“I heard a ruer headquarters has nicknamed you four ‘the Sons of the Forty’ That’s heady stuff”
“We don’t ives us a lot to live up to”
“I’d say you’re doing a spectacular job According to your captain, the governor of our state gave you citations sixon the ether on a case?”
Cy shook his head “No It’s a very rare occurrence that we have an opportunity to do soether, but we help each other out from time to time Each case is different”
“Cowboys and cowgirls? Our station is honored that these Texan heroes have taken time out of their busy lives to let us know a little bit ood report fro other Rangers on horseback from all over the state in the parade tomorrow That will be the chance for you ladies to feast your eyes on the best of the best! Thank you for co in It’s been a Hill Country thrill for ”
“Thank you,” they said in a collective voice
KELLIE GOT OUT of her truck in front of the radio station, pressed for time She’d just driven in from Amarillo over three hundred miles ahere she’d ht before But it wasn’t the low score she’d wanted The fact that she didn’t get the best time had little to do with her skill or her horse’s
Since she’d been on a five-state, pro rodeo racing circuit over the past five weeks, she’d been deeply unsettled by a guy who’d been following her froon, Utah, New Mexico and Texas
He’d coon, and asked her out on a date She told him she was married in order to put hile Mountain Rodeo, there he was again while she was brushing down her horse after her event He was hoping she’d changed her o out with him
She warned hiain, she’d call the police At the sanaled to her horse handler, Cody He walked over to find out rong and the stalker took off
Cody was taking care of her horse Starburst, the one she’d brought on this circuit along with her champion palomino, Trixie, as the best horse Kellie had ever owned Trixie had helped her get to the Pro National Rodeo Finals, which were held in December It was only three months away and she didn’t need any kind of problems that would cause her to lose focus
The stalker had so frightened her, she’d stuck with her rodeo buddies for the rest of the night Later on in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she found a note on her truckthat said she couldn’t avoid hi married That told her this e She kept the note to show the police