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“Sounds like it Don’t it?” He was country to his core then Leaning back in his chair, he rested his dirty boot on his knee, bouncing it enough to shake off the cow crap that was caked on the bottoe piece fell to the floor, he turned to Bonzo “It’s hell when you have to clean up after other people Isn’t it?”

“What do you want, Stallard?” Bonzo gritted his teeth “You’re interrupting a high-stakes game”

“Hht?”

“Want to ga

Seth gripped Bonzo’s thin shoulder Giving him a fir with me and my brother She isn’t on your payroll now and she won’t be in the future” He stood then and glanced at the sheriff, noticing how he seely slumped in his chair

“Here’s the thing, Bonzo The sheriff is in your pocket and whatever arrange well He’s happy, satisfied in fact, but he faces treer” Seth smirked “His wife is a valuable roup and he needs her in his corner You knohere I’ with this”

Bonzo nodded once “Now I can’t do anything about the outstanding debt owed against Lindsey’s fars here today One, you won’t enforce a contract that you don’t have and two, if you try to, then your sheriff here will have a very unhappy home life W

e wouldn’t want that for the good sheriff now Would we?”

Bonzo cursed under his breath and then turned to Seth’s attorney “Leonard, show yourself out and take your client with you”

“We were just going,” To his money and jacket

Right when they reached the door, Bonzo called out, “She’s in the clear here, but when her property is auctioned, know this, I’ll steal aith it and do it with a smile”

“You onna cost ya”

Chapter Ten

“Beck! Lindsey!” Seth rushed upstairs and threw open the door Ready to share his exciting news, he was taken aback by what he found

He’d never seen a woman ride a ave him a come-hither stare and Seth was pretty sure he ripped out his zipper trying to strip away his jeans He shrugged off his shirt and lost his hat and boots along the way, too