KING OF HEARTS - Brothers to the End
KING OF HEARTS BROTHERS TO THE END by MASON TAYLOR-TAITE AN EXCERPT FROM THE 3RD BOOK IN THE KING OF HEARTS SERIES The afternoon was full of music and laughter. The ranch hands seldom had the opportunity for social gatherings and made the most of it. The temperature rose into the nineties and the wind from the southwest began to pick up. Clouds began to gather and though there was no rain, the smell of it was present. Around five in the afternoon, the guests began clearing up in order to get home ahead of any possible storms. The embers left in the barbecue pits were soaked down to prevent fires and the pits were dragged over behind the chapel to be retrieved in the morning. Chairs, tables, and leftovers were loaded up. Angelo and Andrea bid everyone farewell and headed for their truck. Ruth stopped Angelo before he got behind the wheel. “Angelo?” “Yes, ma’am?” “I want you two to stop over at the homestead and stay there until the weather clears.” “Ma’am?” “There