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“You were thinking about Ty, weren’t you?” Logan guessed

Chase nodded “I was reht Ty showed up in Blue Moon and inforht hi set of horns mounted above the mantle “He asked about the horns, wanted to know if they were real I told hihorn steer called Captain that led the first cattle drive to this site The sa pause, full ofchest lifted on a deep breath and Chase turned froan, older than this land” Grief haunted the darkness of his eyes “A man shouldn’t outlive his children”

“There can’t be lance slid to the dried bloodstains on the front of Chase’s shirt It e of this powerful man

During his years in law enforces before But it had more impact on him this time He had come to know and respect both Ty and Chase Calder as more than just his in-laws

Avoiding the desk, Chase walked over to the drink cart and poured a shot of whiskey into a glass “What was it you were saying earlier?” he asked crisply,it clear the tirief to Logan was aon that, heavily

“The autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon The body will be released for burial either late in the evening or the nextit hat Chase wanted

“Good We’ll be able to finalize the funeral arrangeave it a quick swirl then bolted down half of it “Have you spoken with Culley yet? With Cat there, he was bound to be somewhere around”

“I talked to hian confir He shadowed Cat and Quint when they drove the cattle back to camp” Like Chase, he avoided any direct reference to Ty

“What about that piece of a knife blade that was still e from it?”

Logan briefly toyed with the idea of keeping that information to hi Chase’s trust in him

“We’re still checking on it, but it appears to have been homemade”

“Like the kind you ested

Logan didn’t like the cold, steely look in Chase’s eyes Since co to Montana, he had heard a fehispers about Calder justice At that an knew he needed to make it clear he would brook no interference

“I’ll handle this, Chase, just like I did the last tih Buck Haskell hadn’t been mentioned by name, they both kneas the pri on your own that you’ll coret”

“I won’t You have my word on that” The corners of his mouth lifted in a san all the more uneasy “By the way,” Chase continued, much too casually, “have you learned where Haskell was this ?”