CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
ELIZABETH
“I’m so sorry,” I whisper again as tears fall down my cheeks. I’m an absolute mess and I hate that I’m not as strong as I typically am—especially with Connor here—but I don’t care. Spirit wasn’t just another family horse. She was special and connected me to the little girl who so easily captured my heart.
The moment I saw her leg, I knew.
Recovering from an injury like that would be almost impossible. Still, I wanted Connor to say she was fixable. That we could save her. That Olivia wouldn’t return to a horse she could no longer ride.
I swallow down the lump in my throat and try to calm down. I’ve lost animals before and have had to watch others say goodbye to theirs, but this is different.
After twenty minutes, Connor returns to my side with the meds. “Ar
