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    “I’ll take care of the chicken coop fence once I oversee the delivery of the calf,” said Johnathan. “It should happen any day now.”
    Dustin shook his head. “Don’t worry about the birth. Tim already told me about it last night. I’ll take care of it. You go mend the fence. Where can I find the mother-to-be?”
    Johnathan gave Dustin some vague directions and we said our goodbyes.
    Back in the truck, I could hardly contain my excitement. “You’re going to deliver a calf?”
    He smiled. “Not really. I just want to be there in case something goes wrong. A chance to show you that life is not all bad. There are opportunities for new beginnings everywhere you look.”
     

Chapter Eleven
    Jude
     
    Jude tossed a match into the fireplace and flames exploded to life. He watched for a long time as the evidence of the life he had lived for ten years burned to ashes.
    Damn Haley. They’d had a great life and now they would never get it back. Once she returned to him, they’d have to start a new one. It had been two days since she’d left. Where the fuck was she?
    He had been so pissed to find her gone that when the guards searched the grounds and came back without her, he hadn’t thought twice about putting a bullet in each of their heads. They had made mistakes, and Jude didn’t tolerate mistakes. Especially not ones that messed with his life.
    On some level, he admired Haley for her guts. The day she fled, he had left the door to the house open intentionally. He had thought with guards outside and his warning hovering over her head, she would abandon her plans of abandoning him.
    She must have been a fool to believe he would give up on her. He was not the kind of man to take “till death do us part” lightly.
    His phone rang and he picked up on the second ring. Nolan. Jude had been waiting for his call all day. “Plans have changed. We have to part ways.”
    “What do you mean?” Nolan sounded as if he were on a treadmill.
    “I’m saying we’ve reached the end of the road… in this life at least. I did a lot of thinking. In two days, Macknight Inc. will be history. I’m selling all my assets, and I’ve put all my houses on the market.”
    “But you love your business. You’ve worked hard for it.”
    “Yes,” Jude said, irritation building up in him. “But it’s not my life. My life is Haley. After I find her, we’re starting a new life. This one will only be a memory.” He rubbed the side of his face. Fuck, he hadn’t shaved for two days. There was a long silence on the other end. Jude knew what Nolan was thinking. “Don’t worry. Everything will be fine. I promise you that.”
    “I worry, Jude. That’s what brothers do. I think you should give up on her and move on. She’s gone. If you want to, start over. But you have to let her go.”
    Fury burst out of Jude. “That’s not an option. Don’t you fuckin’ understand—”
    “No need to bring the temper out, Jude. I’m your brother. It’s my duty to look out for you. I just think this obsession is bringing out the worst in you.”
    Jude laughed and then suddenly hit the wall with a balled fist. He ignored the pain. When he spoke again, his voice was low, dangerous. “You have no fuckin’ idea who I am.”
    “Wrong. I know what Dad did to us, and I also know you’re like this because of the abuse at the orphanage. But you have to move on, Jude. You have to move on from the past before you end up in jail. I’m tired of watching you destroy your life. I can’t shield you from the law anymore.”
    “I never asked you to. In fact, if I remember correctly, I asked you to leave me the hell alone. You just don’t listen, do you?”
    “I’m the only family you have.”
    “Be my family from a distance then. I’ve given you enough money to live a great life anywhere in the world. I’ll send you more tonight. If you’re not with me, go and live your own life, and get off my ass. As soon as