“So the deer was meant to be a threat,” Heather said flatly.
“Heather…” Jeremiah murmured. “It’s okay.”
“She’s right to be upset, Jere,” Aaron said. “And I’m glad to see it, actually. It means she cares about you. But for the record, I never said it wasn’t a threat.”
“Did Randall say anything else?” Jeremiah asked.
Aaron nodded. “Seems your cousin may be planning to retaliate against not only you but me, Rogers, and the county attorney who prosecuted his case.”
“Randall said that?”
“No, but he said I should watch my back because Zach mentioned me and Jeremiah and Rogers and the county attorney enough times to stand out.”
“No surprise there,” Jeremiah muttered.
“No, not really. Cochran’s been helpful, I’ll give him that. Now we’ve just got to be very careful what we ask Zach and how
