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She turned to hiht out of his lungs She was stunning Every single time he looked at her, he found her more beautiful than the last

Without trying, with her hair blowing about her uncovered head, she simply caused his breath to hitch in his throat She shtly, “Yes, of course, but do look at him Is he not handsome?”

Ashton glanced again towards the snowy gray prancing about and ignoring the hay that he had been given in a pile in one corner of the paddock “He is … now co up”

She eyed him “You do alant to have control, do you not?”

“I knohat is needed,” he said simply, “and attend to it”

It was at that ray turned, and Ashton’s eyes narrowed as the man actually looked Felicia over from her head to her boots

Ashton had a sudden urge to coround when Felicia politely inclined her head towards the gallant s too warmly at her

Ashton knew she was still naïve enough not to snub a youngat her, but he saw that the bloody devil took it as encouragement

Cross, asher to be in such a situation as with the younglook at the bold le She see her, “Ignore him and come with me”

“Yes, master,” she teased

He ignored this and said as she took her reins, “Up with you on the count of three”

He saw herskirt around her gelding, he walked over to the groo his horse He took up his reins to nihtly into his saddle

The owner of the snowy gray had, during this short tied to sidle up to Felicia He patted her horse’s neck and told her quietly, but within Ashton’s hearing, “What a charmer, the like of which I have never seen before”

She arched a brow at his boldand lifted her chin “You cannot mean that, as your horse is far more prime”