stine private grounds of the Meadowbrook Polo
dered by brilliant white fences, sprawling marquees do
he door, and Ivy stepp
pologetic cut striking an immediate, vivid contrast against the sea of muted twee
eavy wool cape draped broad over his shoulders, his silver-top
gravel VIP lot. Grant slid his silver 911 into an open bay, killed the ign
x a small European principality, Iv
a tailored charcoal three-piece suit and wire-rimmed spec
"My name is Miles Vance. Mr. Rhett asked me to personally welcome you. The bespoke En
t, prickling spark of curios
," Arthur grunted, nodding with
exclusively for the club's founding benefactors. Grooms and trainers stopped mid-stride, pressing the
recise, slow circuit around the perimeter track to test the new saddle before letting the st
mber lounge, glaring sideways at Grant. "You. Hayes boy. Come over here. Your posture in the
a desperate look of surrender before being
y walked along the stone aisle until
ming like polished obsidian under the halogen heat lamps, nostrils flar
e iron latch. "That's Storm. Imported pureblood out of Dubai. He threw a national steeplechase
hing the wild, intelligent fire b
" she said, her vo
nely, the cl
her dark eyes pinning the
om twenty paces down the aisle, o
drew the brass pin, and sw
de without a sec
rs bunched to pivot and charge. Ivy didn't step back. She moved forward with absolute, commanding sti
e behind the jawline, her voice dropping into a low
icked forward, startled by the strange,
, shoved her leather boot into the iron stirrup, and swung he
t, but Ivy's core remained centered and immovable as iron. Sh
ll
barn doors, surging dire
rth-shaking gallop, kicking up plumes of dark soi
r hair, caught in a dark ribbon, whipped behind her as she guided the volatile beast through sharp, br
rozen in mid-air as society patrons turned toward the field, transfixe
bservation pavilion, a single figure stood resting
ilored trousers, a crystal tumbler of neat
black stallion, tracking the line of her spine, the arch
ut his carved, aristocratic profi
y onto the stone terrace b
proach, sir. The General is in
, taking a slow, burning sip of the
amusement stirred in his
he murmured sof
halt directly beneath the shadow of the main VIP pavilion. The horse
cascade over the shoulders of her scarlet coat. Her cheeks were flushe
ting straight upward toward the p
th the tall, dark-clad figur
datory intensity of those blue eyes hit her
was
f cedar. The cold, mocking pres
et
ce did not flinch, n
ed his crystal glass toward her, offering a deliberate, unhurrie
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