With every ounce of her strength, Ella prepared to pull the reins.
Just then, the thunder of hooves cut through her determination.
She turned around on instinct.
Another horse, tall and dark, and extremely familiar appeared in her view.
Riding the horse, Adrian moved like he owned the space between the trees, with absolute control of a man who made choices and the world obeyed.
He closed the distance in a few seconds. For a moment, the two horses moved parallely.
Then, his gloved hand shot out and closed on her rein and on her wrist that gripped it.
When Adrian leaned over, Ella's eyes widened at the realization of what he was about to do, "Wait, don't…"
"Hold on," Adrian said, voice low and clipped.
The two horses closed in and in the next moment, Ella felt a weight behind her as Adrian moved to the white the horse.
The white horse bucked and skidded under the weight of another person. Adrian's other arm came around her waist, anchoring her against the motion.
