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She made a noise in her throat and turned back around in her saddle She clicked her tongue and pulled her horse up next to Lane, as ahead of her After a feords, Lane dropped back and the woman moved her ride up until she was between her kids I heard the daughter snap so aimed at Cy’s back stopped He cranked his head around and pinned me with a look that made my belly warm and my heart thud heavily

I turned to look at Lane as he slowed down until ere side by side on the narrow trail Boss made a noise and danced to the side a little bit as Lane’s horse got close to his side Old fear prickled at htened on the reins and hter on the animal’s muscular sides

"If this horse throwsso close, I’ to sue the shit out of you, Warner" My voice was a little shaky

"Boss won’t throw you He ht take off down the side of the mountain like a bat out of hell, but he won’t buck you off All you gotta do is hold on tight and you’ll be all right" That smile that never seemed to dull or falter flashed across his handsoned the liability waiver"

I swore at hi sure to keep h the silence around, I told hio save Elance in the direction I was pointing, letting out a sigh thatto be a problem"

"Maybe the ill nip it in the bud" I didn’t think she had it in her, but there was no telling what all this fresh air and solitude could do to a person It was hard to see anything other than theof his faht of us and the forest surrounding us There were no packed schedules, hurried hts at the gym for him to hide behind His sleazy behavior was on full display under the pressing sunshine, beneath the call of the birds, and the chatter of the squirrels in the trees

"Maybe She doesn’t see my brother to put a baby in her Cy isn’t very patient and this is exactly why he never wants to come on the trail He isn’t a people person" Lane’s voice wasn’t as quiet as mine so I was sure everyone in front of and behind us heard his sharply worded statehed nervously, eer Warner’s astute observation Cy whipped his head around again This time those slate-colored eyes narrohen he noticed how close his little brother was to me I smiled back at him and tried to make my expression look as innocent as possible The wide eyes and grin faded quickly when the trail took a sharp turn that led us downhill, which had Boss picking up speed and ainst the leather beneath it

Lane laughed at her in the stirrups and grip him with your knees It’ll save the wear and tear on that cute ass"

I scowled at him but took his advice and moved in the saddle so that my stance ?"

"Nope But I’m not surprised he mentioned it You do have a nice ass and he’s always had a thing for redheads" His brow furrowed, like he was re a particular redhead from the past he wasn’t very fond of "He tends to speak his mind even when it’s better that he doesn’t"

"He likes redheads, like Brynn?" I asked the question because I wanted to know and because I was too scared to ask the brother who should be answering it Not that I thought Cy would giveet er brother seemed perfectly inclined to share personal details withwhen he told me there was more to his older brother and his bad attitude than meets the eye

Lane ran his hand over his jaw and lifted one of his shoulders in a shrug When he spoke, his voice didn’t have any of the easy charo-lucky affability in it that I had co our short acquaintance In fact, there was a thread of so sharp and pointy in his tone that reminded me a lot of the way I sounded when I had found out that not only was Chris not who he seemed to be, but who I hen I ith his were painful, raw, and opened places for hurt to pour out from

"Brynn is family We love her and she loves us She’s beautiful and just happens to be a redhead, but she isn’t Cy’s She isn’t any of ours" There was soest Warner brother would change that if he could He looked atout of his gunmetal-colored eyes "I don’t talk about my brothers’ private lives but Cy is stubborn and he is always his oorst ene about Brynn even while he’s looking at you like you’re the first drop of rain to hit after years of a drought"

I frowned at that saze away fro up whatever it is your brother h I selfishly wanted to know everything there was to know about the enigmatic man who fascinated me