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Scout came to a stop. He turned around to face the brothers.
    "Do the two of you have a sister?"
    "No," Boyd responded. "There are ten brothers. The Abbott clan is pretty close."
    Scout nodded. "Right now, my mind is racing, thinking of how unsafe my sister is with this mad man. She's strong and smart, but the fact remains that she is with a man who is willing to compromise her safety to fulfill some vendetta he has against our father. There is no way that I can return home from this quest unsuccessful."
    "Scout, we understand the importance of family, and we will return triumphant. Trust us," Beau commented.
    "Thank you."
    "Now let's keep moving. I saw the firewood in there, and it looks like they were there very recently. So we may have a chance to catch up to them if we keep a steady pace," Boyd suggested.
    The men rode off, each of them hoping that Bianca and the infamous Red Davies would be closer than what they initially believed them to be. Each of them intent on returning triumphant with Bianca rescued safely and Red Davies arrested and ready to pay the price for kidnapping Bianca Simmons.

 

Chapter 4
     
    Sitting in the back of the wagon was becoming harder and harder. Bianca felt every single bump in the road, and her body would soon tell the tale. It seemed like they had been riding forever. She was hungry, and could use a break to relieve herself. She was a bit afraid to ask Red to stop for a break. Bianca was not entirely sure where they were heading.
    Being able to see out of the back of the covered wagon was helpful. She no longer felt completely helpless. Her hands were bound together as well as her feet, but she was able to sit up and look outside of a small opening in the tarp. She estimated that they were about fifteen to twenty miles outside of Eagle Valley.
    The furthest away from home that she had ever been was an overnight trip with her father to Tarp Springs. It was about thirty miles away from Eagle Valley. They had gone away to meet with a prospective business partner about a deal which unfortunately had not come to fruition.
    The time she spent with her father was immeasurable. She was about sixteen, and was happy to have a chance to spend some one on one time with the man that she looked up to.
    For her entire life, she admired her father. At home, he was not the illustrious Lou Simmons, shrewd and ruthless business man. At home, he was a caring and gentle man, who doted on his daughter. He treated her like a princess, and was willing to give her all that she wanted. The same could not be said about the relationship between Lou and her half brother Scout.
    She could never figure out if the difference in their treatment was because Scout was male and she was female, or because they both had different mothers. Bianca always wondered what it would have been like to see her parents together. Lou rarely spoke of her mother, Samantha, and there were barely any traces of her around the house.
    Bianca found one old picture of her parents in a drawer where Lou had apparently tried to tuck it away. She took it and kept it hidden in her Bible, figuring that her father would not miss the photo.
    Her mother was gorgeous. Her parents looked so young and impressionable in the photo. Her mother was a raven haired beauty. Slim, well put together, and poised, Samantha was picture perfect. Bianca often lay around and day dreamed about what life would be like having her mother around to raise her. Although she appreciated all that Scout's mother Rain did for her, none of it replaced the urge she had to hug her own mother.
    She had never even really had the pleasure of hearing many stories about her mother. None of the people in her household wanted to talk about Samantha. Her father, for obvious reasons. The only thing he ever expressed was that he had lost the love of his life, and that he would never forgive himself for not being a better protector. Rain never discussed her either. Bianca heard the whispers in