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Beau shook his head “It’s Lute But I can’t believe he’s got the guts to be a killer My money’s still on the bartender—for both of them”

“You ht,” Will said “But even if Lute isn’t our killer, I’d pick hi those shots into Slade, just to fraot to be up to his ears in this et him to tell us half of what he knows”

“He sure as hell won’t talk tobrother Maybe Sky could twist his arm and convince him to come clean”

“I know Sky wants to help We can ask hi to say , ponytail flying At the sight of her, sohtened around Will’s heart

“You’ve got to come see this!” She skipped over to the couch, seized her mother’s hand, and reached for Will’s “Tesoro’s learned to follow me! You come, too, Uncle Beau!”

Putting serious matters aside for now, they trailed her outside Sky and Jasper aiting by the paddock fence where thefast, putting on weight and already losing his fuzzy baby look His coat glearass, clover, and new playh to leave hisback, as if to make sure she was still close by

Erin clirass She’d be all right, Will reassured himself Mares could be protective of their babies, but these mares were used to her

A dozen yards froave a lohistle He raised his head and pricked his ears “Come, Tesoro,” she said softly “Come here”

The colt nickered and took a step toward her Mureh to nuzzle her fingers “Good boy” She stroked his neck “Such a good boy Let’s go for a walk”

Turning she took a few steps, then glanced back The foal sca like a puppy

“I’ll be daet him to do that, Sky?”

A rare s That’s why Erin needed to handle hiht after he was born Now she’s like family to that foal”

Sensing that her baby was getting too far away, the mare whinnied nervously Tesoro paused, looked around, then wheeled and raced back to his , Erin trotted back toward the fence

For the flicker of a moment, Will felt Tori’s eyes on him

Turning away frooing to need your help,” he said