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They were all but held hostage on the ranch, while Mac here?

“If that asshole hurts a horse or anyone else,” she said through clenched teeth, “I will hunt hi like hell to kick Mac in the balls Hard Really, really hard The kind of hard that would send hiony

Reese gave her a quick hug, then said, “You need to stay out of this from here on out”

Sky stared at her, incredulous “How can you even suggest that? I’m the reason we’re all in this boat”

“No Mac Willet is the reason we’re all in this boat You realized he was trying to extort ot the hell out of Nashville”

“When I should have gone straight to the police”

She knew her mistake She owned up to it

“I understand why you didn’t,” Reese said “Ginger didn’t want to go to the sheriff after she was robbed and assaulted in her boutique She didn’t want the reverend and Lydia to knohat had happened to her, because Lydia was so hell-bent on getting Ginger’s lingerie shop shut down Ginger thought it’d just be one h she’d brought on the trouble herself because she sells sexy lingerie”

Sky bristled “How anyone could lay a finger on that sweet girl is beyond me”

“Well, she stood up for justice, and it prevailed It will for you too You just have to let the authorities do what they do best And let Sam protect you”

“I just don’t want anyone to get hurt, Reesie”

“I know We all know You just have to trust in everyone, Sky”

Conceding the point, she nodded Though the tension didn’t ease within her

Minutes later Saht Willet’s not in sight Caleb’s walking the horse back I’m on the ATV I’ll do a perimeter search with the others”

Sky reached for the radio and said, “Be careful, please! Both of you”