Penny did believe it, but she didn’t like it.
“The Prices?”
“Shhhh,” Katie warned, peeking around the side of the hedge to make sure there were no eavesdroppers.
Penny took several deep, calming breaths before daring to speak again.
“That’s great,” she said at last, keeping her volume, if not her anger, in check. “Rooster’s dad put him up to it then. That guy’s been trying to get my land for years!”
“I don’t think so,” Katie said. “Michael says they definitely know each other, but Ernest Price isn’t even in this guy’s league.”
Zoe paid keen attention to the exchange, her gaze moving back and forth from Katie to Penny, but was silent.
“They own half of this town,” Penny said.
“No,” Katie corrected, “Ernest owns half of this town. His brother the sheriff doesn’t own squat. He’s
