Page 37 of Persuading Piper

Chapter 30

They makeit to the shed where the crop duster is stored and Mayor helps Ian get the plane out into the open. Mayor takes a bullet to the chest as they are all getting into the plane. Ian, Mayor, Piper and Ham. Ian manages to taxi the plan and take off even under fire from the cousin. They make it out of town and over to the next town where Ian lands intending to get help for the Mayor. He says it's too late for him but for Piper to go with Ian. Ian is a good man who will take care of her and she needs to swallow her hard headed pride and realize that. Ian holds Piper close after her dad passes.