Sometime before his confrontation with the Apaches, Cole had ridden into the town of Feathernest on a very different kind of mission. She had not been so hard to find. Perhaps she meant it that way. Slowing down to a walk, he spotted her straight away sat in a rocking chair looking like a million dollars and he noted how her eyes followed him. He wondered what he should do now. She’d gunned down an escaped criminal after aiding him in his escape, clubbed Sterling to the ground but then balanced the scales when she later saved Cole’s life. Seeing her again, bold as could be, stirred him up inside. Already he was formulating reasons for not bringing her in to face justice. He knew he’d have to find a way because watching her dangle from the end of a rope was not something he ever wished to c
