Bradley sized him up, detecting a touch of animosity in Lance’s demeanor. Squinting slightly, he probed, “Boyfriend?”

He recalled hearing that Bettie was single.

Bettie instinctively hid behind Bradley, gripping his sweater tightly.

Peeking out, she blurted, “He’s no boyfriend of mine! He’s a bad person who wants to grab me and sell me off, like to the ravines or something!”

Lance addressed Bettie. “Bettie, enough. I get you’re upset with me but you can’t just throw around accusations like that…”

Bradley stared at Lance with suspicion, retorting, “You’ve said enough.

over. Get out quickly, or

in any illicit activity. More likely, he was a disgruntled suitor

Lance looked intently into Bradley’s eyes and asked with intensity, “Who are you? Who gave you the right to

trying to take

“Bradley isn’t

look, remarking, “Did you hear

Bradley. “She’s clearly drunk. She couldn’t even find our room, Let alone identify

two exchanged tense glares, the air thick with

ready to back

Bradley didn’t want to be away for too long, so he

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