Chapter 16Theo
I had to commend Lake on his calmness as he turned to me.
“You know, I better go see what this is all about,” he said in a level tone, even though his eyes were a bit wild.
“Yeah, of course. Just give me his lead and I’ll work on them both.”
He handed Truce’s rope to me, and smoothly went through the fence, then spoke to the new guy quietly, before they started toward the house together. Lake didn’t wait for the editor who stopped by his car to get his bags, and soon both of them were out of my view.
Shrugging, I unclipped Hope’s rope from her halter and let her do her thing while I began to work with Truce instead.
I’d seen River’s face when he saw Ben for the first time and that had been something else. Truce jerked his head, startling at something but staying still,
