Carmen commands in that tone that s uniquely her, breaking into my chaotic thoughts, running into my side so I m flipped over her without a choice and have to grab her fur to pull myself on properly. Straddling her the way Meadow s being rode by Leyanne ahead of us and yet Carmen barely breaks her momentum.
I shouldn t be doing it like this
I mind link her back privately, ashamed of my own lack of worth at something this basic, but silence is all I get as she ignores my protest. Stubborn to the core, for once though I m glad she s the way she is.
We speed up, and within seconds she overtakes everyone who was before us and catches up to Meadow, sliding up, side by side, to carry their riders up front and proud. She knows the pack need to see us there to focus and not lose faith when we h
