All Chapters of Hidden in the Shadows: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20
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Chapter Eleven
As soon as Angel got home, she rushed inside to change into jeans, her boots and hoodie. She ran like a bat out of hell to the barn where Cody and the hands were steadily trying to get the foal to eat. Cody said, “He won’t, nurse and I don’t think she is putting out enough for both foals.” The vet arrived five minutes after she did and took, a look at the foal; he was even looking weak from lack of nutrition. He said “We are going to have to put him on a supplement she isn’t producing enough for both hell at this rate I do not think she is producing enough for one. The birth was hard and traumatic for her. We should separate them from her and put them in their own stall together, and then you will have to feed them both the supplement every 4 hours.” Angel looked up as her father and shockingly Damon came marching into the stable. Damon took one look at the foals and said “Wow, their little beauties.” Cody turned to the hands and said “You heard the man let’s get them moved
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Chapter Twelve
Angel stood near the barns and stared out over all that she owned and wondered how it was she out of all the girls in the world had gotten all of this. She had the dream now; it was every little girl’s childhood fantasy come to life. She watched the stallions as they ran around the paddock, and the two mares that were in a different paddock. She was so caught up in her own thoughts she didn’t hear Cody walk up. He said, “It’s a beautiful view, isn’t it Angel?” She nodded and said “Yes, sir it is. I’m meeting with Kyle in a bit about some quarter horses for the center.” Cody nodded and said, “I have got a line on another stallion, one of Heartbreakers sons; he’s a two-year old never been raced.” Angel smiled at him and said, “Setup a meeting and we will go have a look at him, if they are willing to sell him then we’re willing to buy.” She paused then said “I know you like to deal with reputable dealers for horse’s but there is a lot of information online and horse sales. Ther
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Chapter Thirteen
  By the end of the meeting things had been completed as she had hoped, and everyone knew what they had to get done. Her Aunt Lillian would be handling ordering fifteen passenger vans for the Center and two trucks, as well as a minivan for Meredith’s personal use. She herself would call the trailer dealership and have two trailers built to specification. The crews were already working on the dorms now, building them. The old barn had been razed and they had built a new more modern one with cement flooring that had drains for cleaning them. Everything would be state of the art. When she arrived home, she saw that Brady was just returning. She, walked out to the barn as he was unloading the stallion. Cody’s breath left his body all at once as he breathed out “God, he’s beautiful. Don
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Chapter Fourteen
The work was never done; Maria joined in on the cleaning frenzy and surprisingly so did a couple the hands that Cody could spare, even Grant and Trace got in on the action. While the girls were sweeping and mopping the floors in the two bedrooms, she noted the outdated appliances in the kitchen and had the men carry them out. She’d caught Deanna as she was leaving the little house and asked if she could help on another emergency. Deanna could assemble a crew faster than anyone she knew. She sent two of her men to Home Depot, to get a new washer and dryer, fridge, stove and dishwasher. She said she’d work with the brother and sister for their taste on the rest of the rooms just as Harold her grandfather’s friend who owned the furniture outlet arrived with the things, she’d asked him for. Deanna herself showed the men where to place everything. Angel was beyond tired, is this what taking time off did to a person you did everything you didn’t have time for on yo
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Chapter Fifteen
Back at the house Angel walked through her closet trying to decide what to wear. She was going to go with what she would have worn to a club back in Cali. True she had some nice club dresses in her wardrobe now, but they weren’t conducive for dancing. She pulled on some cargo pants that were black and fit her body perfectly; they rode low on her hips. She then pulled on a shirt she had bought that had slits in the shoulders and was cut in various places strategically over her black tank top, she put on her shoes and pulled her hair up into a ponytail her curls prominently on display. While her outfit look could be considered not what the upper crust were looking for, they were all high-end brand clothing, that she’d thrown together to complete the look. Her whole midriff was visible and showed off her perfect abs to perfection. She put in her earrings and added a choker necklace and her cuff bracelets, she stuck her credit card and ID into her back pocket though she seriously doubte
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Chapter Sixteen
It took two days, two grueling days before they finally got to where her brothers were in Georgia. The first day had been spent wrapping up business for them all. Damon’s cousin had been postponed until Angel was back in town and Cody told her he could handle everything here at the ranch, Kyle and Ellen were handling things at the center. She had stayed in the observation room while her grandparents and uncles were introduced to the boys. Hunter stood beside her, trying to find any quality that his daughter shared with these two boys. They were belligerent and unruly; they made snide comments that you could tell hurt Marigold a lot. Angel nodded at Hunter and walked past him into the room. She looked at her grandparents and said, “That’s enough, take the counselor with you, and give me a minute with them.” When the door was closed Jackson glared at her, he was the more dominant twin and said, “What are we supposed to be scared of you lady.” Angel replied honestly “I
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Chapter Seventeen
That said she walked back into the observation room. She turned to her grandparents and saw her grandmother had tears streaming down her face she simply said, “They are ready for you now.” When they walked out the room, she pulled on her jacket and stood leaning against the window watching closely. The Counselor looked at Angel in awe and said “You knew just how to get to those boys. I can’t imagine the things you’ve been through, but you’re truly not damaged by it, you’ve grown from it.”   Angel almost smiled at that assumption she was fooling the world then if they believed she wasn’t scarred by it all. She had her scars she just kept them hidden. Honestly, she didn’t know if she could reach out for a relationship with a man ever. Not because of the past so much as it was giving that level of trust. How did you give up that control and allow that much loss of control in? She just knew she was nowhere near ready for that right now. She knew her looks drew attention to
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Chapter Eighteen
When they arrived at the house the men unloaded the boys’ things. Deanna met her at the front door and said “Girl, you’re going to owe me a mint for all these last, minute jobs.” The boys followed her upstairs and she showed them each their rooms. Deanna had worked her butt off to get the rooms done in time, each room had its own bathroom. They had a queen size bed, a desk, chairs, dressers, and a huge walk-in closet. Kathryn and Maria were waiting and began to help put everything away. Deanna had apparently been busy since Angel had been gone, she had taken pictures of the thoroughbreds here on the ranch and then she’d framed them they were some amazing pictures. They hung on each one of their walls. Angel watched going from room to room as each boy was settled in and their things unpacked and put away. The TV stands that Harold had brought each boy were a work of art and Brandon helped the boys, setup their internet connections and TV’s.  She said evenly so both boys could he
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Chapter Nineteen
They genuinely wanted to do things the way she said. She walked with them down to the barn she knew she needed to take time to get to know them on a personal level. She couldn’t just support them financially and call it a day. They would need her emotional support as well. She needed to take time to be with them. She decided they’d do their riding lessons together, hers were to begin today after she saw Damon’s cousin do practice runs. She and Cody had decided they’d let her run Heartbreaker, simply because he was retired didn’t mean he couldn’t get enough speed up for them to judge her riding ability. She had sent the twins off to the barn’s office to prepare for their days work when she saw her grandfather’s car pull up. She wondered what Jamison was doing here. When he climbed from the car, she noted her other grandfather got from the car as well. They had a serious expression on their faces. She asked, “What brought about this visit?” Her grandpa Jamison said “I just hea
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Chapter Twenty
For Grant this was a nightmare situation, but he could take his men and if they split up two men with each person it could be doable. He’d call Justin and see what his opinion on the mall was. If he needed more men Justin would supply them. Angel looked at Damon and asked, “Did you get in touch with the Dean at the school?” Damon nodded and said, “He’ll meet with you after the Christmas Holidays are over with.” Angel nodded then turned to Kaleb and said, “Go get Louisa; I’m sure she’ll want to get her brother something for Christmas and the girl needs some things for herself.” When she entered her house, she saw her grandmother, Maria, and Katherine unpacking the gift wrapped, items she’d bought for Christmas, they were placing them under the tree. She realized there was quite a bit under the tree already. She asked to speak with her grandmother and brought her into the office and asked her “I want to give Christmas bonus to the employees, but not sure what would be
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