“He’s full of bullshit, Luna!” his friend yelled. “I don’t need his help!”
“Okay, I’ll let you go—” She giggled, and Boone was just about to hang up when—
“You’re …. you’re alive.” Luna’s voice sounded … off.
“No thanks to your fucking boyfriend.”What the fuck?“Damn, Rancher’s got good taste.”
Udall was in his house—with Luna.
There was a rustling sound, thenbeep beep beep, the call ended.
Boone turned and started running back to the building.
Calliope yelled, “Where the hell are you going?”
“Udall’s at the ranch with Luna!” He ran to his locker, swung the door open and grabbed his key fob and weapon.
Eddie followed him into the locker room, trailed closely by Calliope and Lucas.
“Eddie, you’re with me.” Boone pointed at him.
Eddie nodded and grabbed his phone, Glock, and an extra magazine from his locker and slammed the door shut.
“Let me grab my rifle.” Calliope dashed out of the locker room and headed straight to the female locker room.
“Lucas, you and Calliope take your truck.” Boone didn’t wait for them. “I’ll call you on the way there.”
“You got it.” Lucas grabbed his keys and his phone from his locker and headed off to meet Calliope.
Boone and Eddie took off for the parking lot. He pressed the fob to unlock the doors, they jumped inside, and he pressed the button to fire up the engine. He slammed his foot down on the gas pedal, gravel kicked up, and the back end of the truck fishtailed as he tore out of the lot.
He was waiting for the main gate to roll aside when Lucas and Calliope pulled up behind him.
“Come on, come on.” The second the gate was open enough to fit his truck through, he sped around it and headed toward home. At this speed, he should be there in about twenty minutes.
Hold on, Luna, I’m coming.
Once they were on the road leading to his place, Boone tapped a button on his steering wheel to call Lucas.
“Lucas, I—”
There was a beep indicating an incoming call, and Luna’s beautiful face appeared on the large dash display.
“Luna’s calling.” He hung up, looked at Eddie, and took the call.
“Hey, pookie, what’s up?” Boone never called her that, so he hoped it would tip her off that he knew Udall was there and likely listening to their conversation. “Are you calling to make sure I don’t forget my doctor’s appointment? I’m already on my way to his office and should be there in about twenty minutes.” This would explain why they could hear the rumble of his truck’s engine.
Hopefully, she’d figure out what he wasreallysaying.
“I need you to come home.” The slight tremor in her voice was the only thing giving away her distress. “I’m … I’m having trouble with Sassy.”
“What’s that crazy horse doing now?” He wasn’t sure where she was going with this, but he played along.
Eddie gripped the handle above the door as Boone sped around a curve in the road.
“I put her out in the main pasture this morning, and she keeps trying to head up to the ridge.”
The horses didn’t go in the main pasture in the morning, and Sassy would never take off for the … Holy shit! She was trying to tell him something!
