Chapter 53

I hold out a hand towards his nose, palm up, and he gently lips my palm, saying hello, checking to see if I have a snack. Slowly, I raise

my other hand to run over the rich blaze that runs down his face,

stepping close to run a hand over his velvety neck.

“Do you like him?” Kent asks, behind me..

I turn back and glare at him a little. What a stupid question. Then I

turn back to the beautiful horse as I stroke his silky mane.

“I thought you might,” Kent says, laughing. Then he pauses. “I’m rarely wrong in my choice of presents. Never, really.”

I freeze at his words. What-

Did he mean

Slowly, I turn back to him and see him smile at my shock.

“He’s yours, Fay,” Kent says to me. “If you want him.”

I embarrass myself then by bursting into tears.

joins me in the stall. He, too, raises a hand for the horse to inspect before stroking the

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trying to cheer you up,

I’ll have to send him back to where he

giving him a little shove

I ask, looking up

stable is mine, full of

you having just one?”

I ask, desperate for it, hungry with

anticipation.

he says, looking at me seriously. “Yes, you can

I resist the

I. But, I have more questions.

breathless now.

me?”

against the low wall. “Because I could tell you

Fay. You might not believe it, but I

people unhappy. I want you to be safe, for Daniel’s sake, as his future bride,” he looks at me carefully, “but

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life.”

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