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

over

I can see Jerome starting to stand

looking

don’t have time for that. I slow myself

that he’ll shy again and

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

to him as I

see the horse physically relax when he sees

his nose into my palm, trusting me. I take a moment, then, as I take his reins in my left hand, to stroke his neck and tell him how pretty

calm him even further.

to my horse, I’m getting angrier and angrier inside.

Kent Lippert think he is?

the most dangerous man in the

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dismiss the thought because seriously, who the

a riding lesson and punches the instructor?

at the two of them, then, and see that they’re standing right where I left them, Kent staring worriedly at me. Jerome,

is anxiously looking at Kent. He could very easily

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