The CEO & I by River Laurent

Author:River Laurent [Laurent, River]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: River Laurent
Published: 2017-09-13T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Cass

“No fucking way,” Lars roars when he finally gets me to jump out of Thunder’s stall. With an iron grip around my upper arm, he roughly tries to steer me out of the barn.

“Let go of me,” I yell, shocked by his sudden transformation from calm to furious.

He releases me so fast I nearly fall backward.

I try to argue with him, but he isn’t having any of it. The horse, he insists, is untamed. It has already bucked off two highly seasoned men. One broke his leg and the other a couple of ribs.

“If you insist on breaking your neck then go do it on someone else’s watch. I’m not having it on my conscience,” he shouts.

“Please. He won’t throw me off. He…likes me,” I implore.

For a second he stares at me as if I’ve just turned green, or I’ve uttered the most insane thing he’s ever heard. Instantly, I realize that I have already slipped out of character. Tamara would never be begging like this.

“Why do you want him?” he asks, his forehead furrowed.

I can’t tell him because Thunder is the most beautiful horse I’ve ever laid eyes on, or that it is love at first sight, because Tamara would never say such a thing. “Because, I know I can ride him,” I whisper.

He takes his hat off and runs his hand through his hair. “No way. I’ll have to tell your father about this and he can decide what to do.”

My blood runs cold and my hands rise in fear. Bringing her dad’s attention to me would be a very bad idea. “No, no, please,” I plead. “Don’t tell him.”

His eyes narrow into slits.

I swallow hard and think up a lie that would work best. “I just want to do one thing that will make him proud of me.”

Something flashes in his eyes. A softening. Thank God.

“I’ll be very careful. I promise to listen carefully to everything you tell me.”

In the end, we agree (although my fingers are crossed behind my back) that I will learn to ride on Isadora and only attempt to get on Thunder once he can be trusted not to throw his rider.

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