Worth Fighting For by Cheyenne Meadows

Author:Cheyenne Meadows [Meadows, Cheyenne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

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“Umm…April?”

She glanced up from pulling on her tennis shoes to find Tess staring out the front door.

Marmalade had tolerated the fussing for a bit before jumping into Archer’s office chair, curling up and drifting off to sleep. That left April back to her own devices for the next couple of hours until she could start to round up dinner for the horses. Too antsy to plop down on the couch, she’d opted to go grab a horse and do some grooming to pass the time.

“Yeah?”

“Your white miniature horse is on the front porch.”

April’s heart stuttered. She quickly tied the shoestrings and rushed over. Sure enough, Mischief stared back at her through the screen door. “Oh, no. How did you get out?” She opened the door, caught his halter and raked her gaze over the nearby pastures, praying he hadn’t unlocked all the gates, setting the rest of the menagerie of animals free.

Tess closed the screen door behind her as she stepped out with them.

Brand walked up the steps of the porch, stared at Mischief and shook his head. “I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.”

April shared in his amusement, rubbing her pet’s face. “He’s a troublemaker, all right. I know he can unlatch doors, but the gate is supposed to be chained.”

“He’s a little guy. Seems to reason he could either crawl under the gate or sneak out between the bars.”

“True.” She tugged on Mischief’s halter. “Come on. Time to go back to your temporary home.”

Mischief walked as far as the edge of the steps, then planted his feet. No amount of coaxing would get him to move.

“He’s too heavy to lift and I’m afraid giving him a shove might send him toppling. Better to avoid that if at all possible,” Brand pointed out while rubbing his chin.

“I have an idea.” Tess disappeared and returned with a carrot. “Here. Try this.”

April shot her an appreciative smile and held out the treat to Mischief. He stretched out his neck, but she kept it out of reach as she trotted down the stairs and stood on flat ground. “You got up the steps, you can get back down.”

Mischief whinnied.

Miracle answered from the pasture.

April turned in time to see the gray filly rush to the gate and start pacing, obviously concerned her best friend wasn’t closer.

“Why’s she getting all worked up?” Brand eyed Miracle before turning his attention back to Mischief.

She recalled Brand had been absent when they’d first arrived and explanations were given. “They bonded at their previous home, a horrendous place where the owner not only starved his horses, but beat them as well.”

Brand frowned as his jaw ticked. “The bastard.”

“Yeah. By the time something was done, several of the horses were dead. The Humane Society came in, rescued the rest and started the long road to recovery. Miracle was nothing but skin and bones, nearly dead from neglect. Mischief kept her going through the whole ordeal.” She glanced over at Miracle, who still crowded the fence, whinnying now and again in summons to her buddy.

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