Chapter 54

My gaze shifts to his mouth, watching it form his words. “I’d

recommend, Fay,” he says softly, “that you stay on my good side. Then you can have more rewards.”

A chill runs down my spine and a darker part of me one that hasn’t raised its head for awhile wonders which one, really, I

want more.

The horse nickers softly, nudging at the pocket of Kent’s coat.

Kent turns his attention away from me, chuckling. “All right, boy,

you’ve found me out,” he says, reaching into the pocket and

producing two sugar cubes. He holds them out to the horse, who

eats them eagerly from his palm.

Then, Kent produces two more sugar cubes and hands them to

  1. me. “To get your friendship off right.”

Kent takes a few steps back as I feed the horse, enjoying the

feel of his coarse little mouth hairs against my palm. When he’s finished eating, I go back to petting him, marveling at this

creature. I can’t believe that he’s

Kent lets me get to know my new friend. Then, I hear

asks, still watching me

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doorway.

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I say, considering it, looking at the

turn to give him

it? What’s wrong

bite in his words, “for such a beautiful horse. Why did

to Heathcliff

say, brushing his forelock away from his

beat passes and then I look back to Kent, curious as to why

tease me

lady has read her Brontë, at least. Though I do wonder if such

a

Wuthering Heights was on the reading list. for the Mafia King. Then, I speak without thinking. “Well, I

him.”

from the wall, standing solidly in the

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what my son would say to that,” he

have just tacitly

Daniel.

a word for minute, but then Kent turns away. “Come,” he says, looking back towards the parking lot. “That’s enough for now. You

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