Everyone turned.
Sheriff Mason Cooper stepped through the barn door.
The Magnolia Ladies stood behind him.
Every single one of them.
I blinked.
"What are they doing here?"
Mrs. Jenkins looked offended.
"We heard there was trouble."
"How?"
She pointed toward Kyle.
The teenager suddenly found the floor fascinating.
"I might have texted my grandma."
Mrs. Jenkins smiled.
"Who told Doris."
Doris nodded proudly.
"I told Betty."
Betty grinned.
"I told everyone."
Of course they did.
Eagle River's emergency communication system.
Otherwise known as retired grandmothers.
Sheriff Cooper examined the coyote.
The note.
The photograph.
His expression darkened.
"This is harassment."
Beast folded his arms.
"No."
The sheriff looked at him.
"This is a threat."
