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head there now.’
    â€˜No worries. Brad’s trying to get them back in but he thinks you might need to fix the fence. Looks like that’s how they got out. See ya.’ Loretta disconnected, as eager to be done with the conversation as Angus was.
    He couldn’t blame Logan for preferring a life of travel to hanging around on the farm—not when the woman who broke his heart was happily shacked up on the property next door—but he missed his little brother when he was away at work. It got lonely, running a farm by himself. A fact he’d never admit to Logan—that would only give him more ammunition in his quest to get Angus to date again, find a hobby, go on a holiday. He admired his brother—liked how he always tried to see the good in people, was always optimistic about the future—but that didn’t mean he could pretend to be like that when he wasn’t. Nope, Angus was quite happy with the status quo, which was why he didn’t want wind-farm developers coming onto his property and changing everything.
    He gave one final wistful glance at his unfinished lunch and then stormed down the corridor to the front door. A minute later he was in his ute, dogs on board, charging down the gravel track towards his errant sheep.
    As Loretta had indicated, he found his neighbour, Brad, trying to usher the sheep back to where they were supposed to be. Angus cursed at the sight—both thankful and disappointed Logan wasn’t here. Thankful because the last thing his brother needed when he was getting on with his life was to have to deal with his ex and her second husband. Disappointed because if Logan were here, they could have dealt with this mess together and he wouldn’t have to accept Brad’s help.
    He parked his ute on the edge of the road and climbed out, nodding at the other man. ‘Afternoon, Brad.’
    â€˜Angus.’ Brad dipped his hat.
    â€˜Thanks for calling this in,’ Angus said, gesturing to the sheep on the road. He whistled for his dogs as he unlatched the tailgate on the ute. They jumped off and got straight to work.
    â€˜No worries, mate.’ Brad grinned and Angus flinched, biting down on the impulse to tell this man that they may be neighbours, he may have done him a favour, but they would never be mates. Not after what he’d done to Logan.
    Instead, he turned away and helped his dogs do their stuff. Brad insisted on being neighbourly and helping as well; with the four of them working hard, it didn’t take long to get the sheep back on his land.
    â€˜Need any help with the fence?’ Brad asked.
    â€˜Nah, I’ll be fine.’
    â€˜Right. Goodo.’ Brad shoved his hands in his pockets but still didn’t make a move to go. ‘You know, if you ever want to come round for a drink or even a barbecue or something, you’re always welcome. Must get pretty lonely with Olivia living in Perth permanently and Logan always off somewhere.’
    Often Angus didn’t mind the solitude—he and Liv talked on the phone every couple of days—but quiet nights gave him too much time to think. Not that he was going to tell Brad any of this.
    Instead Angus found himself saying, ‘Actually, Logan has been around quite a bit lately. He’s got himself a new woman and she doesn’t live far.’
    Brad raised his eyebrows. ‘Is that right? I’m … Well, that’s great.’ He looked as if a load had been lifted and Angus clenched his hands into fists at his sides.
    He hadn’t told Brad so he could feel less guilty about being a prick. Angus had no time for people who cheated on their partners and he certainly had no time for men who hooked up with other people’s wives. If he was going to start socialising—and that was a very big if—the last people he’d be doing so with was Brad and Loretta.
    He grabbed his fencing gear from the ute and stalked over to the problem. How the