The broke old farmer bought the dying mare for $200. Then the millionaire arrived with a sheriff-and the horse hid behind the old man like she knew exactly who had hurt her

hard enough to throw gravel, and disappeared into the fog without looking back.

For several seconds, no one moved.

Then June let out a long breath against Wade’s chest. Her body softened by degrees, first the neck, then the shoulder, then the trembling in her flank. Wade kept his hand on her until his own breathing remembered what to do.

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