An Earl for Edith by Tammi Lee Bird

Author:Tammi Lee Bird
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Published: 2020-05-25T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

HIS HEART LURCHED as Edith and Dandi flew gracefully over the fence. Her scream of terror filled Miles with concern. He should have stayed closer to her or led her horse around. He’d thought her to be a better horsewoman than she’d claimed, yet now one of his gentlest beasts was carrying her off. He leaned forward, and Amadeus increased his speed and jumped across the fence. A few heartbeats later they came abreast of Dandi and Edith. A strand of trees made it difficult to maneuver. The trees thinned and he moved as close to her as he was able, reached out and grabbed the reins from her hands and called out, “Whoa, whoa.”

Once the horses slowed, Miles swung his leg over his horse and slid down to the earth to calm Edith. “Here, let me help you down,” he said. His arms lifting up to her waist to aid her. She shifted suddenly and practically fell into him. Her weight pushed him back and his foot caught on a loose rock. He went down in a flash, and they were lucky that Amadeus had already stepped forward out of their way. Edith landed on top of him. Her willowy curves pressed up against him, her legs indelicately tangled around his.

The cold air wasn’t enough to regulate his body temperature as he put his arm around her. Places that were frozen moments before were warming dangerously to her presence. He wanted to push her off of him, but she was shaking. Was she crying?

As gently as possible Miles lifted Miss Wilson and rolled her to his side. “Are you alright?” he asked. “Does anything hurt?” Her eyes were closed as she made a strange noise. A snort. She was laughing! She rolled farther away and burst into a fit of giggles.

Miles was lost. Was she truly feeling mirth at their strange situation, or was this some sort of hysteric fit? Her laughter turned into a cough and Miles stood up, brushed wet dirt off of his breeches and offered her his hand. “I’m not sure what to make of your mood, but lying on the cold wet ground is bound to be bad for your health.”

Luckily they were all alone and no one else had jumped the fence. The trees and hill blocked their view of their fellow riders, but it wouldn’t be long before the rest of the party joined them.

“I’m…” giggle, “sorry, It went better than I expected.” Edith took a deep breath and accepted his help getting up to her feet. “I know I shouldn’t have done it, but I couldn’t help myself. I’m actually an excellent rider. I love horses, but ever since Mother lied about me being scared of horses, I’ve hated pretending to be terrified of them, until today. I acted out a scene from one of my favorite books where the heroine was stuck on a runaway horse, and you reacted just like the hero.”

Miles couldn’t hide his surprise. The meek mouse was now running around him causing chaos, fear, and desire.

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