CHAPTER
8
We all sat frozen in open-mouthed indecision for what seemed like hours, but in reality it was mere seconds before Tally sprang into action. Spurring Geronimo hard, he thundered after Sheba, swiftly closing the distance between them. And then, in a move reminiscent of countless old western movies, he reached out, wrapped one arm around my mother’s waist and scooped her onto his saddle while he simultaneously slid off it onto the horse’s rear. Sheba kept kicking and bucking as Jake rode up beside her and somehow managed to grab the reins.
“Holy s**t!” Sean gasped, goggle-eyed. “That was epic!”
Released from my fear-induced paralysis, I kneed Starlight Sky towards Tally, my adrenalin-charged heart pounding furiously. “Mom, are you all right?” I shouted, riding along sid
