A is for Angie

THE EVA JENNINGS FILES:
Previously released as The Alpha Ladies Series
Our best friend's stories continue with horse rancher, Angie Sodero, searching for her stolen horses with the clinic veterinarian...the one that ditched her on their date. She wants nothing to do with him, but would not turn down his help when it comes to her horses.
---For three years I have dealt with the loss of my beloved father, the loss of the father of my twins before they were born, and bringing my small premature sons home. My siblings were forcing me to sell our family ranch and my twin's grandparents were suing for custody. With the help of my best friends Eva and Della, I made it through; my sons are happy and healthy and I am slowly getting my performance horse business moving forward. Then I receive a phone call from the most unlikely of people alerting me to the fact three of my horses were stolen. We race together in a desperate search to find them before they disappear forever. Book 6 Excerpt:
"I'm sorry to call so early, but I had to double-check."
"Double-check what?"
"Did you sell Pappy?"
"Of course not," I shook my head in disbelief. What a stupid question.
"Angie, I have a horse here that I know is Pappy. He has the scar down the back of his leg from the accident last year."
"Travis..." I sighed in irritation.
"Angie, I've checked all the photos in his file and online at his old competition photos. The brand is the same. The horse in my clinic is Pappy," He said vehemently.
"I left Pappy, Zypher, and Bella in the lower corral last night."
"Just a second," he said. As I walked to the barn, my phone alerted me to a message. "I just sent you a picture of the horse."
"Fine," I put the phone on speaker then checked the message. I stopped in my tracks as an image of Pappy in the clinic stall appeared. My stomach ached. "What the hell is he doing there?"
"I knew it was him. There is a family here that brought him in for a vet check."
"What?" I gasped.
"They said they bought him this morning and were bringing him in to get checked before they took him to Seattle."
I ran to my truck. "They stole him."
"They showed me the bill of sale."
"I would never sell Hank's horse!" I started the engine and hit the gas pedal and flew out of the driveway with a quick glance at the twins standing with a startled Drake.
"I didn't think you would."
"It'll take me a minute to get to the corral to check on the other two." My heart raced at the thought of my Bella being stolen. This couldn't really be happening. I held my breath as I crested the hill and it released in an angry growl when I saw the empty corrals."Son of a bitch!" Tears rose and my skin tingled. "Do they have Bella and Zypher?"
"No, just Pappy."
"Call the police, I'm on my way there."