She Dreamed of a Cowboy by Joanna Sims

Author:Joanna Sims
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-12-01T20:45:36+00:00

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It was an arduous journey back to the cabin. Skyler road Dream Catcher and brought up the rear while Hunter led Zodiac in the lead position. It was painful to watch Zodiac swerving and lurching, uncertain of his footing. They stopped often, grateful that the gelding was still interested in eating and drinking; he had also stopped to relieve himself. Taken together, there was some reason to be hopeful. Skyler had learned that holding on to hope mattered. In fact, it could save a life. It had hers.

It was a relief to see the cabin come into view. They had made it. Zodiac had made it so far. Hunter got the gelding into his stall while Skyler untacked Dream Catcher, rinsed her off with the hose and then put her in her stall. Soon after they arrived, Liam came down from the main house.

“I’ve made some calls and I’ve done some research.”

Standing next to Hunter, she waited to hear the news.

“No one really knows what to do in this situation. Like I said, most horses don’t make it this far.”

“Zodiac is a miracle horse,” she interjected.

“So far,” Liam agreed, but his tone was tempered and cautious. “There is a medicine that has been reported in the literature to work, but I’ve called around and I can’t get my hands on it.”

Liam continued. “There have been some studies that report some therapeutic success of vitamin B12 helping if the case of poisoning is mild and caught early.”

“That sounds like us.” Hunter had his arms crossed, his legs braced apart.

“I can give him B12 and we’ll keep him in the stall for now.”

“No pasture time?” Hunter asked.

“For now,” Liam said. “We are in unchartered territory here. That’s all I can say.”

Liam treated Zodiac and then left them with a promise to return the next day to check on him and give him another round of B12. Skyler hung over the stall gate, not wanting to leave the handsome gelding alone.

Hunter came up behind her and put his hands on her shoulders. “I’m going to hang around for the next couple of days. There’s a cot in Liam’s shop.”

Skyler turned in his arms, wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest, comforted by the strong beat of his heart. Hunter held her tightly in his arms and kissed the top of her head.

“You will stay in the cabin,” she told him.

“If that’s what you want.”

She wrapped her arms more tightly around his body and closed her eyes. “Do you think he will be all right, Hunter?”

“I don’t know, Skyler.” She could count on Hunter to tell her the truth even if she wanted to hear a lie. “We will just have to wait and see.”

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