Chapter 61

“You’ll have to ask her,” Reid said. “I’m not sure what the hell is going on here.”

“I just wanted to have breakfast before my date with the hangman,” Eliza said. “Help yourself to some coffee.”

“How long do you think you can keep us here at gunpoint?” Brody asked.

“Until I’m tired of it.”

“As soon as you walk out that door, you’ll be so full of holes, the miners can use you down at the stream,” Brody promised.

“I’ll kill you first. At least then I can die with a clear conscience.”

Reid moved suddenly, reaching for the guns in her belt. She turned, firing the gun and aiming just above his shoulder. The bullet buried itself in the wall behind his head. He looked at her with wide eyes, his hands trembling.

“I bet you felt the heat on that one,” Eliza said, grinning.

“This is a joke. You don’t have the nerve to kill anybody,” Brody said.

Reid leaned back in his chair, the blood not returning to his cheeks. He looked like a ghost.