Chapter 188

A few hours later, I’m leading Heathcliff back into the stables from our ride. We didn’t go in the ring today, but instead spent most of the early afternoon trotting around the property, admiring the scenery. It’s a beautiful landscape with beautiful vistas and as I rose I resented, a little, that I hadn’t been allowed to ride freely out

here before.

But then again, I’m not as interested in what I’m allowed to do as I

used to be.

The day is growing hot, and both Heathcliff and I have a light sheen of sweat on us as we walk into the stables. I wipe it from my forehead with the back of my arm, looking forward to wetting Heathcliff down with the hose and taking a nice long drink from it

myself, when I see him.

Just standing there, in the middle of the aisle that runs between

the line of stable stalls. His arms crossed, his feet spread wide

apart.

Glaring at me.

intimidated by the raw animal fury that we can both sense coming off of the predator standing

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  1. stride at all, barely glancing at Kent as I make

for Heathcliff’s stall.

moment, Heathcliff follows.

talk to me, he can damn well wait until I’ve

my

tying his rope to a metal ring on the wall

awkward, glancing over his shoulder. “I’ll

standing up straight.

I’m sure gave him the order. I just

away and lean down to pick up one of Heathcliff’s feet so I can clean it. “But I can take care of my own horse.”

the stall door now, furious at having been ignored several times this morning. “Last time I checked, I paid for that horse,

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my arms over my chest and glaring

to take your present back, just

mad at me?”

take back more than the horse, Fay,” he warns, his body seeming to fill the entire

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