Chapter 27
It feels, for a moment, as though my horse just ran out from underneath me and left me in freefall. Only I'm standing next to him, securely rooted in the ground. I grip the reins, leaning against the Standardbred for balance as I gasp for breath.
Andrea? Taken?
"They lured her into a trap," Gomez says. "They've been hitting all our suppliers, killing their livestock and kidnapping their daughters. They knew, eventually, she'd try to launch a rescue."
"What about the Colonel Everhart?"
"The Colonel arrived back here last night," Gomez says. "He's called all hands on deck, but as of right now, there is still no plan."
"And Dillon?"
"He had a terrible falling out with his father right after you left." She subtly rolls her eyes. "He went back to Texas, to the Irregulars. Last
