Chapter 24Zach saw Emily held her left arm close to her body, the elbow bent and her forearm tucked against her belt. Seeing her distress, he found a bandana in one pocket and used it to fashion a crude sling for her. She rewarded him with another smile, still courageous and spunky. Lord, she was amazing!
“Thank you, that’s much better.”
Heading off down the canyon, Zach walked slowly. He suddenly sensed the morning’s events had taken their toll on him as well. His heart still beat an erratic tattoo, speeding up when he recalled the shock of Emily bursting into view just as he and Jake were about to draw, and the horror of finding she’d been shot. Now, if they were truly in the twenty-first century…that would be one for the books.
He took about thirty minutes to reach the road, having t
