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you let him go?” She wasn’t ready to talk about Benjy with him yet.
    “Hell, no. He’s tied up inside that hovel. First town we get to, I’ll send a message to Austin to have him picked up.” Armstrong held out his hand. “Are you ready to ride?”
    This was the moment she decided whether she would go farther than she’d expected to. Whether she had the courage to take his hand and ride into the very country her father and brothers had fought. Whether she would risk her life to find the smallest Graham and make the circle complete again.
    Olivia took his hand and got to her feet. “I’m ready.”

C HAPTER F OUR
    B rody kept glancing at Olivia. He couldn’t seem to stop himself. She had done nothing but surprise the hell out of him all day. The sun was sinking into the horizon when he spotted an ideal spot to stop for the night. He wondered if his traveling companion was regretting her decision to accompany him.
    He wouldn’t blame her if she did. She’d already killed two men for him, not to mention turned herself into a whore, albeit temporarily, and seen things a rancher’s daughter ought not to. Yet she’d held on to her control until he had been interrogating Sanchez. She’d been tough as nails all day, and he sure didn’t expect to find her puking in the bushes.
    Olivia Graham confused him, but he wasn’t going to admit that to her. She was one of the toughest women he’d ever met, but still soft. It was a conundrum he didn’t know how to handle. Not that he’d admit that either.
    “There’s a spot up ahead where we can make camp.” He turned his horse toward the clearing, expecting her to follow.
    She didn’t.
    “We’re going to stop now? You can’t mean that. There’s at least an hour or more of light left.” Ah, that glimpse at the softer side of her was gone.
    “It’s a good spot with a few rocks to keep the wind off us, trees to protect against any rain, and the sun is almost down.” He kept riding. “Your choice, Liv, but I’m stopping.”
    Her gaze nearly burned a hole in his back. She was annoyed with him, but he didn’t care. It wasn’t as though she had the experience to be out in the open prairie alone. Armstrong knew more than she did and there wasn’t a damn thing she could do to change that.
    “Did you just call me Liv?”
    That made him pause. He glanced back at her, not knowing her well enough to understand the tone of her voice.
    “Isn’t that what your family calls you?”
    Her gaze narrowed. “You are not my family, Ranger.”
    This was the woman Armstrong was familiar with. He kneed his horse into motion and didn’t bother responding to her. Common sense would kick in, even if she didn’t want it to.
    By the time he had his horse unsaddled and taken care of, Olivia rode up to the clearing. He still didn’t speak to her—there was no need to. She had done what he’d expected and chosen safety over her pride. That didn’t mean she would keep her mouth shut. This was Olivia Graham, the biggest mouth in Texas.
    She didn’t disappoint him.
    “I don’t appreciate your treating me like that. We are partners after all.”
    He unsaddled his horse and rubbed him down briskly before he looked at her. She was still mounted on her mare, glaring at him in the late afternoon light.
    “You fixing to stay up there all night?” He tethered his horse to a sturdy tree branch, making sure the animal had ample access to the sweet grass nearby.
    She scowled so hard, a line appeared between her brows. If her shirt had been buttoned up, he would’ve been amused by her annoyance. However, her damn breasts were distracting as hell. Brody turned back to setting up the campsite.
    “Get off the horse, Liv. Get a small fire going while I find water.” He snatched the canteen off her saddle and stomped off toward the sound of water in the distance. No matter if she listened or not, he had to have a few minutes to stuff his dick back in his britches before she realized it was