Six
The snow her father had predicted had arrived—a foot in the lower Northstar Valley and a foot and a half in the higher Crystal Valley over the past eleven days. The skies had been overcast, dusting the world with snow every day since the cattle drive, so today’s clear skies and bright sunshine were a very welcomed change even though the snow that covered everything in billowy whiteness was blinding.
Becky navigated her way over the snow-covered roads between Luke and Ryan’s cabin and the Royal R Ranch with a faint smile, thoroughly enjoying the wintry weather. Jessie had called her at Luke’s last night to ask her to come over for a chat, and she suspected it had something to do with the impending departure of the Robinsons’ ranch hand Liam. She parked in the looped driveway of the ma
