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Seth never flinched “You’ve got no idea what I’m capable of” His eyes flickered with cool confidence “Now arrest me, throw that punch, or move the hell on” No one tried to arrest Seth then Instead, they stood there dumbfounded

“What’s it gonna be, Sheriff?”

He sneered “Another time, Seth”

“I’ll look forward to it” After a few quiet moments, Seth tapped the paperwork on the kitchen counter “Lindsey, grab what you need for a few days andof value”

Lindsey grabbed the gate keys from a nearby drawer and tossed them on the breakfast table “These are to the barn and stables”

As Lindsey gathered items from the mudroom, the sheriff and his boys traipsed around the kitchen impatiently

Sheriff Ray said, “If anybody else had been standing here listening to all those bogus accusations, they would’ve hauled your ass in”

“Funny thing about the truth When it’s clear-cut and set in stone, no one challenges it You know better than to threaten uess is, they don’t want their significant others to knohat they do out at Mary Alice’s place She has a lot of friends in and out of there, you know”

“You’ll get yours,” the sheriff said “You have no idea who you’re up against”

S handcuffs and pistols often thought they were untouchable Sheriff Ray probably believed as much Folks like Ray never saw their opponent as such until they were sinking that proverbial ship and drowning

Seth peered around the mudroom door and shot Lindsey a wink “You about ready, hon?”

“Givea few itear

“You tell your brother if that day comes and I arrest you, he’ll be well advised to stay away” The du threats

Seth closed the distance between himself and the sheriff “That day better not come, Sheriff See, when I don’t trust so the kind of information that will potentially ruin them on the chance that they ever make a mistake and come after me or someone I care about”

“Paranoid fuck, aren’t ’cha?”