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Authors: Paige Powers
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Simmons live down the fact that he had taken away the only woman that he ever loved.
As far as Red was concerned, Lou Simmons owed him a debt that he could never repay. He vowed that he would come back and collect when Lou would least expect it.
And he did just that. Just as Red was unaware that Lou had set him up, Lou was unaware that Red had abducted his daughter. Red never had any intention of harming Bianca. He simply needed her as leverage to get what he wanted. What he wanted most was for Lou to be filled with the same anger and hurt that he had lived with for so long. And he wanted his money, which would not make up for his loss, but it would cushion the pain that he still felt about losing Samantha.
The plan seemed easy at first. He came back to town, knowing that no one in particular would recognize him by this time. His name was pretty infamous, but he was also known for committing a few crimes that he actually did not commit. When he saw the home where Lou resided, the rage and anger fueled again. This man, the very man that was responsible for his own wife's death, was able to move on to live extravagantly. Red wondered how Lou lived with what he had done.
It was not his cross to bear, so Red set about his plan. He'd been in town a few days, casing the Simmons family, learning their every move. When he felt like he knew more than enough, he sprang into action, abducting Bianca. Looking at her, Red knew that she was her mother's daughter. Seeing Samantha's eyes, he knew that he could not harm the girl. He simply used a little scented oil to cause her to go into a deep sleep, mostly so that she would not look at him with her mother's eyes. He tried to treat her as best as possible. How could he harm the daughter of the woman that had stolen his heart? Bianca was totally innocent in all of this. A man's war of egos.
Lou was willing to give him the ransom much easier than he thought he would. When he did, Red knew that it was time to leave. He made one last stop to the place where he'd left his heart, and knew that once Eagle Valley was behind him, he would never be able to step foot there again.
And that was all right. He had lost way more there than he ever anticipated, and Eagle Valley was a memory that he would need to forget in order to keep living. So he simply left Bianca in the small clapboard house, alone. Red knew that she would figure out eventually that he would not return. And if she did not figure it out on time, Lou's search party would find her safe and sound and take her home.
Red set off to nowhere in particular. Men like him did not have a home base. Red preferred the wide open range and the freedom to roam, the very lifestyle that had cost him a life with the only woman that he loved.
Chapter 7
"Red Davies, come on out! U.S. Marshals. We have you surrounded!"
Guns drawn, the Marshals surrounded the clapboard house. They kept their eyes glued on the windows and the door.
"Let's end this calmly Red. No one has to get hurt." Boyd did his best to keep the situation as peaceful as negotiating the surrender of a kidnapper could be.
Fingers poised on the triggers, all three men were ready for anything. The door flew open.
"Please don't shoot. Scout! Please! It's me. Bianca. I am in here alone. Don't shoot!"
"Bianca!"
Scout edged closer, gun still drawn just in case. Bianca came tearing out of the house, and practically knocked her brother to the ground.
Boyd and Beau took a brief moment to regard what was happened, but neither man let their guard down.
"Are you all right?" Scout turned his sister around, checking her for any signs of bruising or wounds.
Tears rolled down the woman's face. "I am fine. Really. And he is gone."
Beau continued to secure the perimeter. "How do you know that for sure?"
Bianca used her sleeve to wipe away the tears. "He took the bag he always carried, and the horse and wagon is gone. In the week that I've been with him, if he left shortly, he left
As far as Red was concerned, Lou Simmons owed him a debt that he could never repay. He vowed that he would come back and collect when Lou would least expect it.
And he did just that. Just as Red was unaware that Lou had set him up, Lou was unaware that Red had abducted his daughter. Red never had any intention of harming Bianca. He simply needed her as leverage to get what he wanted. What he wanted most was for Lou to be filled with the same anger and hurt that he had lived with for so long. And he wanted his money, which would not make up for his loss, but it would cushion the pain that he still felt about losing Samantha.
The plan seemed easy at first. He came back to town, knowing that no one in particular would recognize him by this time. His name was pretty infamous, but he was also known for committing a few crimes that he actually did not commit. When he saw the home where Lou resided, the rage and anger fueled again. This man, the very man that was responsible for his own wife's death, was able to move on to live extravagantly. Red wondered how Lou lived with what he had done.
It was not his cross to bear, so Red set about his plan. He'd been in town a few days, casing the Simmons family, learning their every move. When he felt like he knew more than enough, he sprang into action, abducting Bianca. Looking at her, Red knew that she was her mother's daughter. Seeing Samantha's eyes, he knew that he could not harm the girl. He simply used a little scented oil to cause her to go into a deep sleep, mostly so that she would not look at him with her mother's eyes. He tried to treat her as best as possible. How could he harm the daughter of the woman that had stolen his heart? Bianca was totally innocent in all of this. A man's war of egos.
Lou was willing to give him the ransom much easier than he thought he would. When he did, Red knew that it was time to leave. He made one last stop to the place where he'd left his heart, and knew that once Eagle Valley was behind him, he would never be able to step foot there again.
And that was all right. He had lost way more there than he ever anticipated, and Eagle Valley was a memory that he would need to forget in order to keep living. So he simply left Bianca in the small clapboard house, alone. Red knew that she would figure out eventually that he would not return. And if she did not figure it out on time, Lou's search party would find her safe and sound and take her home.
Red set off to nowhere in particular. Men like him did not have a home base. Red preferred the wide open range and the freedom to roam, the very lifestyle that had cost him a life with the only woman that he loved.
Chapter 7
"Red Davies, come on out! U.S. Marshals. We have you surrounded!"
Guns drawn, the Marshals surrounded the clapboard house. They kept their eyes glued on the windows and the door.
"Let's end this calmly Red. No one has to get hurt." Boyd did his best to keep the situation as peaceful as negotiating the surrender of a kidnapper could be.
Fingers poised on the triggers, all three men were ready for anything. The door flew open.
"Please don't shoot. Scout! Please! It's me. Bianca. I am in here alone. Don't shoot!"
"Bianca!"
Scout edged closer, gun still drawn just in case. Bianca came tearing out of the house, and practically knocked her brother to the ground.
Boyd and Beau took a brief moment to regard what was happened, but neither man let their guard down.
"Are you all right?" Scout turned his sister around, checking her for any signs of bruising or wounds.
Tears rolled down the woman's face. "I am fine. Really. And he is gone."
Beau continued to secure the perimeter. "How do you know that for sure?"
Bianca used her sleeve to wipe away the tears. "He took the bag he always carried, and the horse and wagon is gone. In the week that I've been with him, if he left shortly, he left
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