Chapter 143

But Brady wasn't finished with Hope. Stepping forward, he asked, "What are you doin'?"

Hope froze, her forehead crinkling. She took a step back in Brady's direction. Another man took the bucket from Brady. "What are you talkin' about?" she asked, her head tipped to the side.

Brady stormed at her, causing Hope to shrink back slightly, though she held her ground. "Do you not remember what I told you the day I picked you up from the station? Did you forget you got yerself a purty specific teachin' contract, Miss Tucker?"