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“What the hell is going on here?” Brandon flew out the door with Zak, Dallas, Dante, and Hales right behind him

Lia to Johnson City for a day of shopping Brandon had wanted to go with them but Mason had asked him to stick around

Apparently the reason for his request had just arrived

Eighteen-wheelers slowly rolled by the house, following the gravel drive up to the scale house and loading chute The first one had paused long enough for the driver to ask Mason where he wanted the heifers

Mason had indicated the first barn and the convoy continued One driver after the next threw up his hand and waved in passing The strong aro with the un the trailer beds as the cattle tried toon uneven terrain

“Uh-oh,” Dallas said, stoic and standing next to Zak

“This can’t be good,” Dante added

“It’s not,” Zak gru his day with Drina flash before his very eyes “Wait up, Brandon!”

“What the hell is going on here?” Brandon was blazing th of the concrete patio “Did you know about this?”

“No,” Zak replied, turning his attention to the youngest Blazier brother

Mason looked happy as a clam He stuffed his hands in his new blue jeans and rocked froal and I’ve been working hard to make that happen”

“Please tell me you aren’t the city slicker the local farh his hair

“Bitchin’, why?” Mason frowned “And obviously I’m not the problem, whatever it is You boys know I don’t have one ounce of city in my blood”

“Sodon Stockyard, Greenville, Knoxville, and Kingsport, too Know anything about that?”

Mason turned toward the trucks when one of therade at the end of the drive “I haven’t been running up the cattle If I did, it helped the local farmers”