Chapter 239

“Irena forgot to tell us he’s not house trained,” she said, excusing herself and taking the dog outside. She sat the puppy on the grass and looked around the yard as he sniffed about the flower beds and shrubbery.

This was possibly her most favorite sight of the entire property. The drive was circular and paved in new concrete, with small trees and flowering bushes along the inside embankment. The grass was dark green and thick, easy on her feet as she walked barefooted across it to keep Max close to the house. There were fruit trees lining the side of the yard, and behind the house, several hundred yards, was a fenced corral and a new brown and grey barn.

She looked across the yard to the garage and smiled as Clark stepped out to the balcony and waved to her. This life she had fallen into was a dream come true, but she kept feeling like she would awaken to find it was just that, a dream.

“Thank you, gentlemen,” Creighton said as he stepped out onto the porch with Lawrence and Brian