Chapter Twenty-Four
“You think I should listen to that? A man’s got a right to discipline his kids,” Gil growled.
“She’s no longer a kid. She’s a woman who doesn’t have to answer to you,” Carson warned.
“Then if she wants to be treated as one, she should act like one. Not running around the countryside with shorn hair and wearing her brother’s clothes.” Gil pulled away from Carson.
“I don’t care if she wants to run around the countryside n***d. You’ll treat her respectfully,” Carson said.
Thornton grinned. “That’s something I’d want to see.”
Carson ignored his brother. “Do you understand, Gil?”
“Forget about him,” Shadow said. “He’s not worth the effort. He’s whining about loosing an arm. What about Roper and Wardell? And the other soldiers that started out with us, the ones who los
