Moonrise by Terri Farley

Author:Terri Farley
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2005-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

In the kitchen’s midnight quiet, the refrigerator hummed. The cooling kettle pinged on the stove. Bedsprings creaked upstairs.

“But the Phantom might not kill foals, even if they belong to other stallions,” Sam said.

“You’re right. It’s not a rule in wild horse behavior,” Brynna agreed. “And if he did, it’s unlikely you’d see it. But if you do, I want you to understand.”

And not blame him for it, Brynna’s tone implied, but her stepmother didn’t know Sam had been to the Phantom’s secret valley and watched the wild horses in their family group. Except for a few territorial squeals and kicks, it had seemed so peaceful. And when she’d seen the Phantom with a new mare—like Golden Rose, the Kenworthys’ lost palomino—she hadn’t seen any violence.

Those two thoughts made her feel better. After all, even a biologist like Brynna had to admit not all stallions acted the same.

Footsteps came down the stairs. Even at a slow, uneven pace, Sam recognized Dad’s approach. He didn’t come into the kitchen, though; he just called quietly from the stairs.

“Everything all right in there?”

“Fine,” Brynna answered.

There was a moment of silence in which Sam felt Dad’s impatience to know what was going on.

“You two down here eating up dinner leftovers?” Dad asked.

Sam’s stomach wobbled at the thought of the red chili burritos. Her conversation with Brynna had squashed her late-night appetite.

“We’re just having a cup of tea,” Sam said.

She and Brynna smiled. Dad thought sipping tea was like drinking hot water. He sure wouldn’t come in to join them.

“We’ll be up in a minute, Wyatt.”

“Okay, then,” Dad said. “Sweet dreams.”

Oh yeah, Sam thought as she stood and rinsed her mug out at the sink. Sweet dreams.

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