TEASER CHAPTER 3 | Holly
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We get back to Twelve Oaks in time to see Ellie finish exercising Beckon. The pretty, dark mare gallops around the arena like the huge jumps are nothing and Ellie’s grin is practically wrapped around her head.
“They look good,” I say to Beau.
He doesn’t respond, and I can’t tell if it’s because he isn’t speaking to me or if he’s worried because they do look good. Ellie won her first Grand Prix two months ago. The mare jumped like she had wings, and people are already whispering about how the pair will win championships and Olympic gold—all the things they used to whisper about Beau.
Thanks to his accident, he’s been stuck on the sideline for a year now. He hasn’t been able to ride, hasn’t been able to compete. It flamed his international standing. He
