“Sorry,” Laredo cut him off. “The family isn’t taking any calls. A formal statement will be released later.”
“Could you confirm just one thing for me?” the reporter inserted quickly.
“What’s that?” Laredo waited.
“I understand a member of the Calder family was at the Dy-Corp coal mine today when Mrs. Tara Calder and Maxwell Rutledge were killed by an ex-Marine. Would you verify his name?”
; Pausing, Laredo glanced at Trey, standing tall next to his grandfather’s chair, and mentally compared the strong, rugged lines of their features. The similarities went deeper than a mere physical resemblance—it went to the heart and will.
“His name is Calder,” Laredo told the reporter. “Chase Benteen Calder.”
The sun is shining,
bringing fair weather.
Once again the Calders
are all together.