"The caption says..."
He looked at his phone.
Then started laughing.
I knew I wasn't going to like this.
"'Local Ranger attempts to wrestle mud monster. Loses.'"
The tavern exploded again.
Mrs. Jenkins nearly fell out of her chair.
Trigger appeared from somewhere in the back.
Saw the screen.
Immediately doubled over laughing.
"You fell in a ditch?" he asked.
"Shut up. I know where you live."
That made him laugh harder.
Saint walked in two seconds later.
Saw the screen.
Turned around.
Walked back out.
The room howled.
I seriously considered moving to Alaska.
Nobody knew me in Alaska.
Wolf slid a beer across the bar.
"You earned this."
I grabbed it.
Mostly so I'd have something to throw at him.
The front door opened.
The three ranch hands entered.
The moment they saw me, they froze.
The smartest thing they'd done all day.
The youngest swallowed hard.
"Hey, Beast."
