Chapter 117

I gasp air back into my lungs after a moment of real fear when I couldn’t pull any in-

It aches as it fills me, having been so roughly knocked out of me in the first place –

God damnit, I think, shaking a little with the shock of falling off a

horse for the first time, of the sudden violence that caused it –

I roll over on the ground, pulling myself to a seated position,

pressing my eyes closed as I work to steady my breath.

Someone is there next to me, almost instantly – I feel a hand on

my shoulder, a tremulous voice asking if I’m okay-

When I open my eyes, I’m shocked to see it is Kent kneeling next

to me, concern written in every line of his face.

“Are you serious?” I shout at him, anger mixing with the fear. running through my veins. I brush his hand off my shoulder. “We would all be fine if you didn’t rush in here like a crazy person! What the hell-

Suddenly, I remember my horse and spin my torso around, looking behind me to see Heathcliff at the other side of the arena, looking at us with wide and frightened eyes.

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says behind me, grabbing for my arm. But he’s too slow, and I’m able to pull out of his grasp,

I hurry over to

to stand up as well, a hand

his jaw, looking

for that. I slow myself as I

again and be further

him in a rage. So, instead, I force myself to adopt

nonsense to him as

the horse physically relax when he sees how calm

out to him, he stretches his neck forward, pressing his nose into my palm, trusting me. I take a moment, then, as I take his reins in my left

to calm him even further.

I’m being nice to my horse, I’m getting

the hell does Kent Lippert think he is?

prompts, the most dangerous man in the city, for

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the thought because seriously,

into a riding lesson and punches the

and see that they’re standing right where I

looking at Kent. He could very easily lose

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