By the time the moon was high, a relaxed Red and a bored Justice were ready to get the hell out of Española for good. With all dark and quiet in the town, there was just one final errand to manage before they made their discreet exit.
Justice headed for the stables. He picked three well-bred, well-kept horses that suited him better than the tired mounts they rode in on, then saddled and strapped the saddlebags of loot over the haunches of the bigger two. None was the black stallion he’d imagined, but that could wait. He wasn’t one to let his fantasies get him into trouble, not since he’d joined up with Red.
Leading the horses quietly out of the stables, Justice smiled at how well things had turned out, even as he couldn’t help but eye a tawny mare whose coat was a perfect match for his j
