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too. He could only imagine what he’d do to feed his kids if need be. There’d be no limits. “The issue is the council doesn’t want to cooperate. I called in a sketch artist to draw the suspect, and Sheriff Duffy is getting all pissy due to the lack of cooperation.”
“ Is Chief Soaring Eagle giving you a hard time?”
Callen laughed at the absurdity of it all. “He swears it’s a skinwalker doing the poaching.”
Julian didn’t find it very funny. “My father swore he saw a skinwalker once.”
“Julian, you can’t tell me you believe in that bullshit. It’s a myth. There’s no scary monster out there that’s stealing power and the energies from animals it slaughters. Man is the evilest thing in these woods.”
He thought about it. “All I know is my father was adamant about seeing one following him in a bear skin. I remember that being the final thing he ever told us kids. Then he died in a hunting accident shortly afterwards.”
“I’m sorry you lost your dad, but there is no such thing as a skinwalker.”
Julian thought about it. “Hey Callen.”
“Yeah?”
“I probably shouldn’t point this out right now, but we’re sitting outside a cave at dusk with two skinless corpses. Don’t you find that a tad bit ironic or at least coincidental?”
Callen blanched. “Thanks Julian,” he said. “I ’ve already thought about it, but I was trying to not dwell on it for obvious reasons.”
The man laughed. “ Sorry, my bad.”
* * *
The crunch of tires in the driveway brought her racing towards the window. Outside there were two tech vans, Denali’s and a bunch of ATV’s being offloaded from trailers. It looked like the cavalry was rolling onto the Rez and ready to go.
Tori exited the cabin , carrying the gun that Julian wanted over her shoulder. “Hey guys,” she shouted, drawing Elizabeth’s attention. When the woman turned around it was hard to not notice the baby bump and how pale and exhausted she looked. “Wow, someone is growing a child!”
Elizabeth laughed. “ Yeah I am! How are you feeling, Tori?” she asked, hugging her friend.
“Not bad. I miss working, but at least I get to watch you guys in action.” Tori was trying to not be distraught. Her job mattered a great deal, especially using her mind to solving things. Although, truth be told, Julian meant far more to her in the grand scheme.
Ethan sauntered over, grinning. “You tell her yet?” he inquired.
“I was just about to,” answered Elizabeth, holding out Tori’s gun and badge. “You want to work for a while in the field? We’ll call it your test to see if you’re ready to come back full time.”
It was like Christmas morning for Tori. “Hell yeah I do!” She grabbed the badge and gun and actually kissed them both before putting them on her hip. Then she shrugged. “Screw it!” Tori hugged and kissed Elizabeth square on the lips and then repeated it with Ethan. “I’m so damn excited!”
Elizabeth laughed. “Callen’s going to be so sorry he missed this.”
“Yeah, he will and Julian’s going to go insane,” Blackhawk added, grinning. “I’m so going to bust his ass that I was kissed by his feisty girl.”
Both women laughed.
Ethan got down to business. “Can you lead us in, Tori?”
“I certainly can. We can access the trail through the paddock or around the back. I’d prefer to keep the ATV’s away from the horses. I don’t want to spook them.”
Elizabeth wandered over to the gate to look at the two mares. “I love riding horses.”
“Not happening.” Blackhawk immediately threw that out there, just in case she was contemplating it. “Callen is already going to stroke out once he sees you here. You on Julian’s horses will put him in a coma. We need him to manage the Natives, or I have to do it.”
Elizabeth laughed. “Okay, I promise no horses until after I give
“ Is Chief Soaring Eagle giving you a hard time?”
Callen laughed at the absurdity of it all. “He swears it’s a skinwalker doing the poaching.”
Julian didn’t find it very funny. “My father swore he saw a skinwalker once.”
“Julian, you can’t tell me you believe in that bullshit. It’s a myth. There’s no scary monster out there that’s stealing power and the energies from animals it slaughters. Man is the evilest thing in these woods.”
He thought about it. “All I know is my father was adamant about seeing one following him in a bear skin. I remember that being the final thing he ever told us kids. Then he died in a hunting accident shortly afterwards.”
“I’m sorry you lost your dad, but there is no such thing as a skinwalker.”
Julian thought about it. “Hey Callen.”
“Yeah?”
“I probably shouldn’t point this out right now, but we’re sitting outside a cave at dusk with two skinless corpses. Don’t you find that a tad bit ironic or at least coincidental?”
Callen blanched. “Thanks Julian,” he said. “I ’ve already thought about it, but I was trying to not dwell on it for obvious reasons.”
The man laughed. “ Sorry, my bad.”
* * *
The crunch of tires in the driveway brought her racing towards the window. Outside there were two tech vans, Denali’s and a bunch of ATV’s being offloaded from trailers. It looked like the cavalry was rolling onto the Rez and ready to go.
Tori exited the cabin , carrying the gun that Julian wanted over her shoulder. “Hey guys,” she shouted, drawing Elizabeth’s attention. When the woman turned around it was hard to not notice the baby bump and how pale and exhausted she looked. “Wow, someone is growing a child!”
Elizabeth laughed. “ Yeah I am! How are you feeling, Tori?” she asked, hugging her friend.
“Not bad. I miss working, but at least I get to watch you guys in action.” Tori was trying to not be distraught. Her job mattered a great deal, especially using her mind to solving things. Although, truth be told, Julian meant far more to her in the grand scheme.
Ethan sauntered over, grinning. “You tell her yet?” he inquired.
“I was just about to,” answered Elizabeth, holding out Tori’s gun and badge. “You want to work for a while in the field? We’ll call it your test to see if you’re ready to come back full time.”
It was like Christmas morning for Tori. “Hell yeah I do!” She grabbed the badge and gun and actually kissed them both before putting them on her hip. Then she shrugged. “Screw it!” Tori hugged and kissed Elizabeth square on the lips and then repeated it with Ethan. “I’m so damn excited!”
Elizabeth laughed. “Callen’s going to be so sorry he missed this.”
“Yeah, he will and Julian’s going to go insane,” Blackhawk added, grinning. “I’m so going to bust his ass that I was kissed by his feisty girl.”
Both women laughed.
Ethan got down to business. “Can you lead us in, Tori?”
“I certainly can. We can access the trail through the paddock or around the back. I’d prefer to keep the ATV’s away from the horses. I don’t want to spook them.”
Elizabeth wandered over to the gate to look at the two mares. “I love riding horses.”
“Not happening.” Blackhawk immediately threw that out there, just in case she was contemplating it. “Callen is already going to stroke out once he sees you here. You on Julian’s horses will put him in a coma. We need him to manage the Natives, or I have to do it.”
Elizabeth laughed. “Okay, I promise no horses until after I give
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