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The sand billowed up in a cloud when I landed on my back with a thump. The fierce glare of the sun blinded me for a moment. Between the cloud of sand and black dot swimming over my eyes, I could barely see. Mika nickered frantically. Her ears flicked back and forth as if sensing danger.
“Mika! What’s wrong?”
Pepper made a loud noise that I’d never heard a horse ever make before. Then Mika made the same haunting shriek. Their cries pierced my ears as I scrambled to my feet.
“No!” Cade yelled.
“Cade, what’s happening?” I stumbled forward as the black dots slowly faded.
“Don’t move, Senna.”
The warning in his voice sent a chill through me, and I froze. When my vision cleared, my hand flew up to my mouth, stifling a sob as I watched Mika and Pepper’s legs disappear into the sand.
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