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.

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

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was trying to cheer

have to send him back to where he came from.”

him, giving him a little shove away from my horse.

looking up at

is mine,

having

and see him?” I ask,

anticipation.

guard,” he says, looking at me seriously. “Yes,

spreads over my face and I resist the urge to throw my

I. But, I

now. “Why did you do this for

me?”

low wall. “Because I could tell

Fay. You might not believe it, but I don’t take

for Daniel’s sake, as his future bride,” he looks

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life.”

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