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The moon had not risen yet and it was almost completely dark. Hastily he pulled out a flint. While he was trying to get the flame started, she quietly stood and began to walk away. He lifted his gun and fired at her.
“Sit back down. You’re not going anywhere.”
With a sigh, she returned to the log.
“Told you, you would try to get away.”
“And I told you, my husband will be here soon.”
Like an avenging tiger, Will charged from the bushes.
“Shit,” Calvin said, standing and whirling his gun toward Will, but he hadn’t planned on Seth launching at him from his back.
The man landed in the fire he was building, screaming in pain as the flames quickly took hold of his clothing.
Seth rolled him out of the fire, knocking his gun out of his hand while Will landed on top of him and punched him repeatedly in the face.
“You son of a bitch, I’m going to kill you,” he screamed. “You took my wife.”
Lily was so happy to see her husbands that she stood beside the three men, jumping up and down and yelling.
“Hit him, Will,” she yelled. “Get him, Seth.”
Relief flooded her. When her men left this morning, she wasn’t certain they would return, but they came home unharmed and now had rescued her.
Finally, they had Calvin pinned and Will whipped out his handcuffs and slapped them on him. The man’s face was a bruised and battered mess, his nose bleeding.
“You’re going to jail, Calvin Smith,” Seth said.
He grinned. “Won’t be there long. The sheriff is being paid by Jim White, my father. I’ll be out in no time. And besides, Will is my half-brother. He’s not going to turn me in or harm me.”
Seth reached out and punched him.
“Why did you do that?” Calvin said, gazing up at him.
“You’re not his brother.”
“I am,” the man cried.
Seth and Lily turned and gazed at Will.
“Is it true?” Seth asked.
“Yes,” Will said. “He’s my half-brother. I haven’t seen him since I was nine years old.”
“That means that Jim White is your father,” Lily said, feeling like someone had slapped her. She was married to one of Jim White’s sons after all.
The man’s fists clenched and his mouth contorted in pain. “Damn it, yes.”
20
Seth
In the glow of the fire, Seth watched as Will tied up Calvin.
When he finished, he stood over him shaking his head. “How in the hell did you get mixed up with Jim White?”
An owl hooted in the night, but Seth felt cold inside. The half-brother of his best friend was a murderer. Of Seth’s family.
