Chapter 4
Downtrodden, that was the perfect word, and it popped effortlessly into Rafael’s mind. It was a good example of how he currently felt after the events of the previous night and looking forward at the immediate future. He’d returned unceremoniously to Pearl without their missing mares. She was, nevertheless, happy to see him, dragging him in for a hug as best as possible. Pearl assured him up and down she was happy he was okay, the horses were an issue to deal with later.
It was Detective-ranger Masters who suggested he needed to see a doctor about his leg. Being the tough cowboy he took himself for, Rafael tried to shrug it off as nothing. Except he was in a great deal of pain, having taken a nasty spill in the pursuit of the thieves. Only once he made sure Pearl was okay and s
