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ReMax Office. Huntsville. Texas.

Trying to shake the creepy feeling that had come over him after seeing Tammy hiding in his house, Bobby met Joel Adamson at the Huntsville ReMax office and signed for his money.

He put the bank draft carefully into his wallet and shook hands with Joel. “Nice seeing you again, Joel. Thanks for taking care of the sale and my money.”

“You too, Bobby. Any idea when you’ll have your furniture out of the house?”

“I’ll work on that tomorrow. I’ll contact a company to haul it for me to my new place.”

“Where are you moving to?”

“Tennessee. Yep. I’ve got a place in Tennessee. Love it there.”

“Close to Nashville?”

“South a few miles. Easy drive to catch the bands and the nightlife. Great place to live.”

Midway. Texas.

Tammy continued to scream and clutch at her leg and Emma had no idea how to help her. A huge quantity of blood had leaked out of Tammy’s leg and Emma thought she should call an ambulance.

Tammy protested when Emma mentioned it, but when Tammy passed out, Emma found her phone in her backpack and made the call.

Tammy opened her eyes and struggled to sit up on the floor. “What are you doing?”

“Calling 911 to get you some help, girl.”

“I don’t want your help, you bitch.” Tammy fumbled around getting Darry’s gun out of her waistband. “I told you not to call.”

“What are you doing with that gun?” Emma backed away from Tammy. “I’m trying to help you. You’re going to bleed to death.”

“Don’t need help.”

Bang.

Tammy shot Emma in the face and killed her.

Emma flopped into a heap on the floor and her blood blended in with Tammy’s.

Dragging herself along and leaving a streak of crimson across the floor, Tammy got to the bedroom with great difficulty. She rested on the floor for a few minutes, then pulled herself up.

She gathered up her stuff, sat on the bed and rested again, then tried for it. She fell twice on the way to the back door and while she was down, she had a couple of doubts about her ability to drive.

Out the back door of Eldon’s house, Tammy forced herself to limp on the leg and get to the Freightliner.

Took two tries to pull herself up into the cab of the truck, but once she was in, she was okay. She waited until her breath came back, then figured she was good to go.

Tammy cranked up the engine, put the big girl into gear and beat it out of Midway, Texas. She had no idea where Eldon had gone, but she was determined to find him. When she did, the first thing she’d do was kill his dog.

Chapter Twelve

Thursday, July 11th.

Wild Stallion Ranch. Montana.

Annie, Rowdy and the kids put their luggage by the door before we sat down for our last breakfast together. Nobody was saying much because we were all kind of sad our vacay time was ending.

“We’re sorry to see y’all leave us,” said Travis. “Been a fun time for me and the boys having y’all here with us.”

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