Read Online A Western Romance: Love Storm - Western Historical Romance: (Western Fiction, Western Books, Western Brides) (Leap of Love Series Book 4) by Paige Powers - Free Book Online
Authors: Paige Powers
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Samantha belonged to another, and there was nothing that Red could do about it.
Red made his mind up that he would do the job he was being paid for and walk away. It was the only answer he could think of. He received his orders, and went out on a stakeout for his target.
Sitting in the woods, he waited patiently for the man that he was supposed to kill. Red had no clue who had commissioned the work. It did not matter to him, as long as he got clear directions and his pay.
Crouched behind a large overturned log and hidden behind the trees, Red waited, gun cocked and loaded. He was told that his target would be a large, stocky, white haired man. He was on the edge of a wooded area near a lone house that stood on the southern edge of the city.
No one came or went as he sat there for the next hour. Suddenly he heard the crunching of twigs and the rustling of the grass. He turned quickly, on guard to shoot, when he saw Samantha come running toward him.
"What are you doing out here?" His voice was a stern, loud whisper. Red snatched her and pulled her to the side.
She was almost out of breath. "I had to come and tell you."
"What was so important that you came out here?" he asked. Then he paused. "How did you even know that I was out here?"
No one should have known that he was on assignment. No one but his boss who gave him the assignment.
"That's the point. It's all a set up. Lou is setting you." And that was all that came out of her mouth before she fell into his arms.
Red did not even hear the gun shot, and when Samantha fell into his arms, his hands were suddenly colored crimson. He wanted to scream, but he could barely breathe.
"Samantha! Samantha!" he called out to her. Her eyes fluttered.
"Lou, set up," she managed to say.
"I get that. I get that. Please don't talk."
Red looked around, surveying his surroundings as he tried to figure out what his next move would be.
The only thing that he could think to do was to take cover. He did not know where the gunshot came from, and there was no time to figure things out. The love of his life lay dying in his arms.
As he found a safe place for both of them, Samantha opened her eyes.
"I promise that you will be okay. Just stay with me. Please, Samantha."
She squeezed his hand, and Red could tell that she was trying to comfort him from the inevitable.
"No matter what, I love you." The words came out breathlessly.
Hearing the confession made his heart melt. It was too much too late for so many reasons.
"I love you too."
When she took her last breath, he was there with her. There with the woman he loved. And to know that she loved him just as deeply made it just a tiny bit easier to deal with losing her.
He knew that he had to get out of there. Red did not want to leave her there all alone, but he knew that there was nothing else that he could do at that moment. He had to go.
One last kiss, and Red knew that he had to leave Eagle Valley for good. He had no intent on returning.
His heart was forever broken, and Red knew that there would be no way to mend it. So when he sat around for the next twenty years, hurt and anger boiling in his system hardening his heart, he was led back to Eagle Valley.
When his feet were back on Arizona soil, he could feel Samantha's presence. It had been way too long and so much water under the bridge, but the swell of anger came rushing back.
He had found out directly after Samantha's death that she had told him the truth about Lou setting him up. The only assumption that Red could make was that Lou knew that Samantha still loved him and that any time Red returned could be a threat to Lou and Samantha's relationship.
Men had egos that were delicate, especially when the love of a woman was involved. Red had returned to the place that he had made his home, only to find out from his boss that he would not get paid for the job he had been sent on. That was the nail in the coffin, and Red knew from that point on that he would never let Lou
Red made his mind up that he would do the job he was being paid for and walk away. It was the only answer he could think of. He received his orders, and went out on a stakeout for his target.
Sitting in the woods, he waited patiently for the man that he was supposed to kill. Red had no clue who had commissioned the work. It did not matter to him, as long as he got clear directions and his pay.
Crouched behind a large overturned log and hidden behind the trees, Red waited, gun cocked and loaded. He was told that his target would be a large, stocky, white haired man. He was on the edge of a wooded area near a lone house that stood on the southern edge of the city.
No one came or went as he sat there for the next hour. Suddenly he heard the crunching of twigs and the rustling of the grass. He turned quickly, on guard to shoot, when he saw Samantha come running toward him.
"What are you doing out here?" His voice was a stern, loud whisper. Red snatched her and pulled her to the side.
She was almost out of breath. "I had to come and tell you."
"What was so important that you came out here?" he asked. Then he paused. "How did you even know that I was out here?"
No one should have known that he was on assignment. No one but his boss who gave him the assignment.
"That's the point. It's all a set up. Lou is setting you." And that was all that came out of her mouth before she fell into his arms.
Red did not even hear the gun shot, and when Samantha fell into his arms, his hands were suddenly colored crimson. He wanted to scream, but he could barely breathe.
"Samantha! Samantha!" he called out to her. Her eyes fluttered.
"Lou, set up," she managed to say.
"I get that. I get that. Please don't talk."
Red looked around, surveying his surroundings as he tried to figure out what his next move would be.
The only thing that he could think to do was to take cover. He did not know where the gunshot came from, and there was no time to figure things out. The love of his life lay dying in his arms.
As he found a safe place for both of them, Samantha opened her eyes.
"I promise that you will be okay. Just stay with me. Please, Samantha."
She squeezed his hand, and Red could tell that she was trying to comfort him from the inevitable.
"No matter what, I love you." The words came out breathlessly.
Hearing the confession made his heart melt. It was too much too late for so many reasons.
"I love you too."
When she took her last breath, he was there with her. There with the woman he loved. And to know that she loved him just as deeply made it just a tiny bit easier to deal with losing her.
He knew that he had to get out of there. Red did not want to leave her there all alone, but he knew that there was nothing else that he could do at that moment. He had to go.
One last kiss, and Red knew that he had to leave Eagle Valley for good. He had no intent on returning.
His heart was forever broken, and Red knew that there would be no way to mend it. So when he sat around for the next twenty years, hurt and anger boiling in his system hardening his heart, he was led back to Eagle Valley.
When his feet were back on Arizona soil, he could feel Samantha's presence. It had been way too long and so much water under the bridge, but the swell of anger came rushing back.
He had found out directly after Samantha's death that she had told him the truth about Lou setting him up. The only assumption that Red could make was that Lou knew that Samantha still loved him and that any time Red returned could be a threat to Lou and Samantha's relationship.
Men had egos that were delicate, especially when the love of a woman was involved. Red had returned to the place that he had made his home, only to find out from his boss that he would not get paid for the job he had been sent on. That was the nail in the coffin, and Red knew from that point on that he would never let Lou
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