【】oulders,kiuba.”thatisoneyispent,arentyoua.look,iorry.illokyouadihatearsto

youreyes.youllsee.”

agaiuedherbacktoheopening,slosteadilypushio.

steppedthroughtheopening,sheuldsee

thatherlegent.leshandswere

pressingdoanonthehorse,apushing.

atlastsheent,leshandsnolongeronhershouldersauedba.forantherbreathcaughtihroat,asshefearedthatshedseeonlytheheillthere,lookingather,thesunshiningonhisblondhair.

assheeallerandleseedtobegettingfartheraedthatathousandigeseeredhiressedasaneagle.shethoughtoftheribboiedtotheouthouseandhohforheratthehs.hedraceddohesideofacliffhoughtshewasinjured.

noaller,shelookedintohiseyes,butsheuldhehishandtoherellihathelovedherellihatheneededherandedherasnoone

elseintheoldher

asshelookedathishesaobecause

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heaybeproteasehedidu.

kadydidntthinkaboutpingthroughabuinghoop,shedovethroughthelethats.”kady,”aosayasheheldhersotightlyherribsnearlyked.”areyousureareyousure””idontknotoknoore.”sheandbleedingand”

hepulledaebaynurse”shelookedintohiseyes.”ireallydontknoeback.istilllove”

tokeepherfroayingthena,hekissedher.”ybeyoullindlater,butilltakeeellittogoaway”

tuinginhisar,kadylookedbaessageestillon.”youstillgo,”lesaidsoftly.”iforceyoutostayhere.”

tighteninghergriponhisheputherheadagainsthisneo,ithinkillstay,”shesaid.”atleastuntiligetboredhyou.”

atthathelaughed.”aslongasihavehinkyououpyyourself.””isthatoney””ofurse,”hesaid.”isntthatenlikeaboutiiie””thisanilikethechugigainsther.youarearat,”shesaidasshekissedhisneck.

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”eosgoho;iungry.””ohandore