The Witch and The Cowboy by Ryen Rowe

Author:Ryen Rowe [Rowe, Ryen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Three Dots Publishing LLC
Published: 2024-03-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Walker

The world raced by in a blur.

We soared down and up, then down again. Where we’d carefully placed each step on the brittle mountain path, Arion’s hooves flew so quickly over the ground, it never even had time to break away. Maybe it did, but we were too fast to witness it.

I gripped his mane with white knuckles and held on for dear life. I kept my seat planted, which was a challenge. All things considered, Arion was a smooth ride but sitting on his hindquarters nearly threw me off him. His every stride was loftier than anything my quarter horse had ever achieved. Our speed threatened to push both Cadence and me off. I gripped him tighter, despite the cold air that threatened to strip me of warmth and numb me all the way down to my bones.

Cadence’s head lulled to the side, and I worried it might snap, but I couldn’t afford to loosen my grip. I’d broken bones falling off normal horses. I wasn’t sure either of us would survive a tumble off Arion.

We reached the lake in mere seconds, and I prepared myself to go under water. I held in a huge breath and closed my eyes, but a gentle spray was the only water to touch me. I opened my eyes and nearly passed out.

Arion’s hooves raced across the lake—so fast not a single hoof was submerged beneath the water.

What am I on? Horse-Jesus?

As we traveled through the forest, I realized why this was Arion’s most dangerous form. If you could ride him, he could take you anywhere in the world in only minutes. Maybe even seconds.

And I thought my horse was cool.

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Freya

We reached the cottage in no time, though I had to pull Arion to a rather abrupt stop. As Walker and Cadence flew forward, I braced myself against their weight. I barely kept from toppling over Arion's shoulder.

When I was sure I wasn’t going to fall, I caught my breath and studied the familiar cottage. Its thatched roof was still in perfect condition, and its brown walls were covered in green vines. Purple flowers bloomed on them. Flowers of all different colors lined the stone-paved path that led to the tiny building. The grass was as perfectly neat as it always was spelled to be.

Some of it was thanks to our family’s magic, but most of it was because of Josephine. Her family was known for its earth magic.

Magic like Cadence’s.

Arion snorted and stomped his feet. He already wanted to run again.

“Calm down,” I whispered to him and patted his neck.

Arion was always hardest to communicate with in this form. He lost himself in his own speed. Left to his own devices, I wondered if he’d run his heart out.

“Is it safe to get off?” Walker asked.

I laughed, and it bordered on hysterical.

“Yes, cowboy,” I answered. “Do you know how to get off a horse?”

I couldn’t see him, yet I knew he rolled his eyes.

“Just hold onto Cadence, would you?” he grumbled.

I reached back and did as he asked.

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