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.

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

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

for Heathcliff’s stall.

a moment,

to talk to me, he

my horse.

wall and reaching for his hoof pick when suddenly one

shoulder. “I’ll do that

standing

hesitates again, even more awkward, glancing again at Kent, who I’m sure gave him the

pick up one of Heathcliff’s feet so I can clean it. “But I can

ask. I drop Heathcliff’s hoof and straighten up 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, and its care.”

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I ask, folding my arms over my chest and glaring

your present back, just because you’re

mad at me?”

his eyes. “I can take back more than the horse, Fay,” he warns, his

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