Chapter Twenty-Nine
Lucas
I parked over at the clinic to check in with Jackson about the first responder schedule before I went home. When I heard the sound of a horse galloping and glanced over to see Valentina directly in the line of sight with the stallion, my heart stopped.
I broke into a run. “Valentina!”
The horse kicked as he blew past her, clipping the back of her head, and she fell limply to the ground. The horse kept on, circling in front of the paddock and aiming for the far end of the pasture. Panic clogged my throat and sent my pulse lunging.
“Valentina!”
My eyes scanned the ground as I reached the edge of the pasture, distantly aware of someone calling my name. I ignored it. Ducking, I stepped through the lower pole of the fence and dashed to her side.
Her red hair was
