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COLTON
I took Marina out into the open fields and showed her how to take Lucy into a gallop. She whooped and laughed with the joy of it, her face shining with life. She was so f*****g beautiful with her blonde hair bouncing off her shoulders, her eyes alight. And that smile. f**k, it made my wolf happy, and it hit me square in the heart.
I’d had women, appreciated even more, but her smile ruined me. All that and on the back of a horse like the cowgirl-in-training she was. I was a goner because she took to it like a natural. I was surprised when anyone hadn’t ridden a horse before, but I’d pretty much grown up on one. Watching her though, made it better for me. I was sharing something of myself, something I loved, without any words.
Not just the riding—the land. It was the best way t
