Prologue

The high noon sun warmed the sandy ground of Lincoln County. There was nothing around. Maybe a yucca plant here and there and sometimes a cactus but other than that it was just sandy mountain terrain.

Alex sat on her horse, her dark eyes trained on the small town that lay not even a mile from where she stood. The horse she rode neighed and moved with impatience.

"Easy." She whispered. They were there on something important. Now was not the time to deal with an ornery horse.

The horse moved once again and snorted. She pulled on the reins. Her black hat moved down her head a bit. Her face was smudged with dirt, but hey she was an outlaw what did you expect?

She looked back out to the town with disgust. Not that long ago, this place had been her home. But, not long ago John Tunstall had been alive.

Tears crowed her eyes, she turned the reins on the horse and started away from the town. Her eyes held unshed tears, but she quickly brushed them off as she saw a group of people, all on horseback, waiting for her in a clumped group.

They stood in the shade of a few trees. Sure this was a desert but you could still find small streams and once in a while you could find a small woods like area. This was one of them.

All of them stood, technically they were on horses, their eyes fixed on Alex. She was the one of the three girls of the group.

"Alex." One of them by the name of Justin nodded curtly at her. She nodded back and looked at them. There were 5 of them. Justin was the oldest at 27. Shane was the second at 25. Nate was 23. Then their were two girls. Dallas was 19 and Taylor. She was 18. Alex was the youngest at 16, but she was the fiercest.

Dallas turned to her and gave her a grin. Leave it to Dallas to try and flirt at the worst of times. Alex rolled her eyes and turned to Justin.

"Justin." She responded just as coolly. He looked at Nate.

"When are we raiding?" Nate asked quietly.

"Tomorrow at dawn."

He nodded and fell silent.

"Alexandra, you know that this wont get you anywhere. Revenge simply hurts you more. None of us want that." Taylor said gently, her blonde hair tied back in a loose ponytail. Her blue eyes sparkled brightly against the dust on her face. Alex turned to her. Her lips showed a sad smile.

"That's all I have left Taylor." Taylor looked at Dallas with a worried expression. Dallas shrugged.

"You know that's a lie. You have us now." Dallas responded. Nate and the other boys agreed.

"So are you guys with me?" Alex asked. They looked at each other.

"Till the end kid." Shane answered with a smile on his face. Alex gave them a grin and brought her hat down on her face.

A/N: Ok, so that was kind of if-y. But tell me what you thought. This is just laying down the foundation for the rest of the story. I've been working on the rest and so far I have a bit written but I really want to know what you guys thought, before I go further.

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