# **They Mocked the Woman Who Came to Feed Them. By Winter’s End, Every Man at Grady Ranch Would Know Who She Truly Was.**NVP
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Chapter 18 - The Collapse
Before Coulter could position his men along the ridge, a muffled explosion echoed from inside the canyon. A plume of dust and grey smoke erupted from the old mine shaft. The syndicate’s men had used dynamite to clear the cave-in, but the blast was too strong. A massive section of the rock wall cracked and collapsed, trapping three of the treasure hunters beneath tons of rubble. The remaining three men panicked, dropping their tools and scrambling back toward their horses in a wild frenzy.
