Chapter 98: A Breath of Fresh Air
Hunter disconnected, a slight smile playing across his lips. He stroked his beard thoughtfully. He could tell himself he wasnt attracted to the woman. But hed be lying. And he figured lying to oneself was the biggest kind of stupid there was.
It had been a long time, though. In truth, sometimes Taras face seemed to fade in his memory, and it made him feel guilty as hell. But five years was a long time. It was a long time to be alone, a long time to hold onto the memory of a life he no longer had.
Following the funeral, hed been worthless as shit. His mother and his grandfather had tried to help him see sense. But it had been old Rolly whod given him the kick in the behind hed needed to start moving forward again.
You think shed be proud of you, all curled up and feeling sorry for yourself? Think shed be proud if you lose this ranch that your daddy and granddaddy worked at so hard to make a going concern? Get off your ass and get back to work, boy!