Inferno Motorcycle Club: The Complete Series (New Adult, Military, Cowboy, Biker Romance) by Paige Sabrina

Author:Paige, Sabrina [Paige, Sabrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

I slipped a ratty tee shirt over my head and pulled my hair back into a ponytail, tucking the stubborn wayward strands behind my ears. Sliding my cowboy boots on, I looked at myself in the mirror. My arms were already tan from working on the house outside in the sun, and my face was starting to develop a rosy glow it lacked when I moved back here from Chicago, where I’d been inside the majority of the time. I was looking more and more like a local, and surprisingly quickly. It almost looked like I'd never left this place.

Inside the barn, my heart raced. It had been a lifetime since I'd ridden. I felt simultaneously thrilled and terrified. What if I couldn't remember how to ride?

Stan was standing outside the stall, tying off a lead rope. "Afternoon, June."

I heard Missy neigh, and I realized I felt just as skittish as she sounded. "I don't know, Stan. Maybe it's not the greatest idea."

"Come on over and meet her," he said. "She's been waiting for you."

"Hey there, girl." I ran my hand along Missy's face, then down her neck, listening to her heavy breathing and the swish of her tail. I breathed in deeply, the smell of the barn that had been so familiar in my youth. Standing there now was like taking a step back in time.

I didn't expect the flood of memories that came rushing back.

~ ~ ~

My sister tossed her head back, long blonde hair falling in curls down her shoulders, nudged the horse with her foot, and I watched her take off at a canter.

"Wait, Abby!" I called. I was still nervous, unsure of myself, afraid I would fall.

"Come, on, silly! You'll have to keep up, June! Ride!"

I felt a gnawing in the pit of my stomach, the feeling of fear. I was six, not new to riding, by any means, but my older sister was always wanting to go faster, jump the horses, take more risks.

"The horse will know you're afraid, June," Abby had said to me, over and over again. "You have to act like you're not. Act like you're brave."

~ ~ ~

Act like you're brave.

As we saddled her up and led her outside, my heart thumped wildly in my chest. I can do this, I told myself. You never forget how to ride.

I took a deep breath, willing my heart rate to slow down, and climbed on top of the horse's back. Sitting tall in the saddle, I inhaled deeply, letting the feeling of sitting astride a horse again sink into me.

Okay, so Stan was right. It did feel pretty good to be back in the saddle.

Stan stood beside the horse. "Look at that," he said. "Like you've been riding every day for the last twenty years."

Abby would be proud. No, I thought, she would be up my ass for not riding for all these years, calling me a chickenshit and laughing at me.

I missed her.

And I missed riding.

"Why don't you try a short ride right around here, something to get your feet wet?" he asked.

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