Chapter Twenty-Four
Blake waited to speak until Maddie had shut the screen door behind her. “Walk with me.” Warren had stretched his patience beyond the breaking point. He turned on his heel and stepped off the porch, heading down to the corral.
He measured his pace so the old man could keep up without asking for help. They both knew exactly where this conversation was headed. It was time he took the reins in this unholy mess before Maddie got hurt.
He stepped up to the rail and grabbed it, seeking strength from the steel beneath his fingers. A moment later Warren joined him, panting. Damn. He’d gone too fast. Guilt stabbed through the anger. He shouldn’t have made him walk so far so soon.
“Need to rest up a bit?”
Warren shook his head. “Nope. Doc wants me to walk. Even if it hurts.”
