Golden Wings & Pretty Things: A Forbidden Age Gap Romance by Kayleigh King

Author:Kayleigh King [King, Kayleigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

INDIE

“One of my connections checked out the lot of horses being sent into Canada. She saw a black thoroughbred there, but she can’t be sure if it was Jupiter. The man running the lot wasn’t interested in letting her get close to the animal, let alone rescue it. Or any of the other horses there, for that matter. He’s holding out, seeing if we can put together more money to free them.”

There are very few legitimate establishments in the states that sell and ship horses across the borders to be slaughtered, but each one of them is run by the scum of the earth. They see dollar signs, not living, breathing animals. So, of course, he’s running a hard bargain.

I’ve been trying to keep my hopes low, but Tessa’s update right now has all but made my hope go out the window. It’s already been so long since anyone has laid eyes on my precious stallion. At this point, we’re grasping at straws and clinging to the remnants of our silent wishes that he’s still alive.

“In two weeks, we are headed there ourselves and I’ll look for him with my own eyes, Indie. If Jupiter is there, I will bring him home to you. That’s a promise I can keep. For you and your father.” Tessa is trying to keep my spirits high but I’m feeling completely defeated.

“Thank you, Tess.” I fight the burn forming in my throat as tears threaten to fall. “Talk to you soon.”

Tessa says her goodbyes and the call disconnects.

I have multiple assignments due this week and I’d planned on working on them tonight, but after that phone call, all I want to do is crawl into bed for the night. Astor said this morning before he left my room after our morning sex fest that he had a dinner meeting and he’d be home late. While he’s out, I suppose I can watch mindless TV and try to forget about Jupiter. A couple hour reprieve would be nice.

I’d stay out here on his back deck but the weather is starting to change and it’s a little bit too chilly for that. I’m about to stand up from the wooden patio chair when my phone buzzes in my lap. Thinking it’ll be Tessa again, I anxiously answer the phone, not bothering to look at the caller ID, but the voice on the other side takes me by surprise.

“Hello?”

“Hey, Indie.”

I sit up straighter in my chair. “Callan? You’re calling me? You never called me when we were dating, but now you are?”

“I know, the irony isn’t lost on me either, but I actually need to ask you a favor. Will you be at the house tomorrow? The present I got my dad should be delivered then and someone needs to sign for it.” His voice is slightly muffled by the sound of loud street noises, like he’s in a city standing on a sidewalk or something. He’s probably back in New York.

“Umm …” I think about my schedule tomorrow.

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