This level of engagement between the two groups continued through the winter and into the spring.Then the situation began to turn ugly! Tunstall order...d Cletus to hire "tougher" men for his troops, now called the "Regulators." Several killers and other criminals were hired to "stiffen the backbone" of the Regulators, and these men became impossible for Cletus to control. Cletus finally quit his job at Tunstall's ranch rather than become involved with criminals. It was shortly after Cletus left. She was truly an angel and a work of art, and I was sure there was a halo above her head. The gods gave the best of their best to her. She had a softness about her, and an air of eternal beauty and serenity. She oozed love. She was Aphrodite ... and I felt like a clod.Mindy introduced us. I know my entire face was twitching with nerves. My whole body was about to go spastic, but I suppressed the urge to race past everyone to the street and my car screaming that I had to get home for some. Horrified, Shadow watched as Harry fell into a pile of trash near where he was hiding. Forgetting completely about the girl, Shadow crawled over to Harry to check him out. There was blood, a lot of it, flowing from the center of Harry’s chest.Hidden in the dark, he picked up the old man and carried him out of the alley. At the end of the alley, he spotted another homeless man and called out, “A guy back there shot Harry.”The word spread like wildfire as Shadow carried Harry on out into the. He cooed at Rufus and I heard him open a can for him—thank God. Poor cat must’ve been traumatized.He walked out a few minutes later with a glass of water and buttered toast. He made me eat and drink, but honestly I didn’t give much of a fight. The energy was completely zapped from me.After I ate most of the bread, Patrick picked me up and brought me into the bathroom. He turned on the tub, filled it with hot water and sank me into it. Picking up a washcloth and soap, he washed my sweating and.