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Anger boils up ininto fists “I don’t want anything of his I’d rather sleep in the barn”

“Okay, the spare room it is, then”

“Coet you settled, and I’ll fix you some lunch,” Grandma says with a smile She wraps her arm aroundto rowls “We’ve missed you so much There are soht, you know”

Fishing is what I like the best Well, next to the horses When I was here a few years ago, Uncle Josh and Dad took ain

Maybe today

Grandht so I won’t be in the dark all the time

I don’t like the dark

“Would you like a sandwich?” Grandma asks

“Sure” I shrug and secretly hope I can have chips, too I don’t want to ask for the away

“Let’s go down to the kitchen, and you can hang out with me while I make lunch We have potato salad and chips if you want them And I even made a chocolate cake yesterday, if you want some dessert”

My ht of all that food

I love it here

I hope I can stay forever

Chapter 1

~Seth~

“Got one!” I smile in triumph and show the trout off to my uncle and dad, who are just about twenty yards away

We’re at the creek behind the house on the King ranch, enjoying a rare, late-su

It’ll be good as long as they’re biting

“That’s a tiny one,” Uncle Josh says with a s fish in my hand

“It’s not that tiny” Still, I unhook it and drop it back into the water “Have you heard from the fish and wildlife people about the wolf problem?”

“They’ll be here toh “This happens about every five years or so, and we end up losing a lot of calves It pisses me off”

“I hope they can get it figured out I’ll help if I can,” I offer

I have a degree in wildlife biology, and I’ve been working with Glacier National Park for the last several years I have experience And, frankly, I have a personal stake in this

This is King land And I’

I plan to be here for the rest of my life

“If you have time to meet thereat”