Chapter 17
Zoe stroked Aisha’s sleek black neck while magpies carolled an early morning chorus. Josh had not ridden the mare since their disastrous ride to the river. It had been a close call that day, too close. Zoe had talked him into backing off — into giving her time to come clean with Quinn and talk him round. A sensible decision, showing how mature Josh could be. More mature than Zoe herself, perhaps. Because she’d still been getting up at the crack of dawn and spending secret mornings with the mare.
It would require a great deal of diplomacy to convince Quinn to let his brother ride again, she knew that. And to let him ride Aisha? That might be a bridge too far. She’d need the right moment and all her powers of persuasion. So far, that moment hadn’t come – the brief conversation w
