CHAPTER 179

What she didn’t realize? That was not his family’s way to blab about personal issues…unless they considered her part of the family, which appeared to be the case with Sky.

So why couldn’t Sky see that? Why was she so damn resistant to a permanent relationship with him? Why couldn’t he just buck up, tell her he loved her, and they were tying the knot whether she liked it or not?

You’re taking control in every aspect of my life.

Yeah. That caveman behavior would go over like a club to the head.

“Kade? Buddy? You still here?” Cord asked.

He looked up guiltily. “Sorry, just thinkin’ about something else. What’d I miss?”

“Ben said Chase scored a ninety-one in the final go round in Lewiston on Sunday afternoon. Ended up in third place.”

“Cool. Which circuit is that?”

“Dodge. The PBR had an off week, but you know him. He’s obsessed with bull ridin’ so he found another event to feed his habit.”

“Glad to see my little cuz is keepin’ the McKay name alive in the world of rodeo,”

Colby said.

“Rum