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“Rose?”

She took a deep breath “Refugio Cabrera has Bull’s sons He’s de to trade them for me or he’ll kill them”

His htened A muscle twitched in his jaw Several seconds passed before he spoke “We can’t just let theht them”

I should never have doubted hiht He ith her all the way “Not until the boys are safe,” she said “Agreed?”

“Agreed I’ve got o in after them once the boys are out”

Suddenly she was afraid for him “Cabrera and his erous”

“Blast it, Rose, I’d rather die with you than have to live without you”

She pressed her head against his shoulder “I think that’s theanyone’s ever said to ht have some ideas But on’t have much time”

She was doing her best to sound brave But Refugio Cabrera was the central figure in her nightmares, a tall, handsoht of hi fear

“I told you a story about how I gunned down a serial killer in a standoff by circling around the back of a cabin,” Tanner said “I could try it again”

“It won’t be that easy,” Rose said “This time there’ll be three of theun I’ve been a scrapper all o down easy”

They had turned off the highway onto the gravel lane At the end of it, they could see the lights of the Rimrock Bull strode outside to ripped Rose’s hands hard enough to hurt

“Let’s do this,” she said, showing hiet your boys back”

“I’ with you,” Tanner said

“You’re sure?” Bull looked at Tanner as if taking his ed his white shirt for a dark blue, long-sleeved tee Before getting out of the pickup, he’d taken his pistol and thrust it into his belt