5/26/2023 0 Comments Crooked Tree Ranch by R.J. Scott![]() ![]() This was the third supplier in the last week that had implied Crooked Tree was falling behind in paying. I wasn’t going to bother you with this, but the account is still overdue and I kinda felt I owed you an explanation since your order we got yesterday isn’t going to be filled.” He said he was going to make good on the outstanding balance when we explained that the account was in arrears. Hell, Nate hated that people outside Crooked Tree might think they were struggling. Nate had gone to school with him, and this was humiliating for Sam to be telling him this. Marcus was the one who looked after the accounts and they’d never had problems before. “It’s probably an oversight,” Nate explained. If it was just up to me then I’d let the feed delivery happen, but Dad is getting pissy with it being five months outstanding.” The voice on the other end of the phone kept going, the tone a mixture of apology and demand. When he woke up to an absolutely perfect Montana morning, he’d never expected his day to turn sour so damn fast. ![]() Nate Todd pinched the bridge of his nose and attempted to quell the combination of anger and fear that churned inside him. ![]()
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