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.

his step a bit, apparently intimidated by the raw animal fury that we can both sense coming off of the predator standing there. But I click my tongue at the horse, tugging his lead rope and asking

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  1. I don’t check my stride at all, barely glancing at

for Heathcliff’s stall.

moment,

me, he can damn well wait until I’ve taken

my horse.

ring on the wall and reaching for his hoof pick when suddenly one of the stable hands shows up at

his shoulder. “I’ll do that for you,

standing up

again, even more awkward, glancing again at Kent, who I’m sure gave him the order. I just give him a little laugh and

voice as I turn away and lean down to pick up one of Heathcliff’s feet so I can

again, turning to see Kent standing at 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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Kent?” I ask, folding my arms over my chest and

your present back, just

mad at me?”

back more than the horse, Fay,”

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