Chapter 7
Erin didn’t see Chance that night. Glad to escape him, she went outside to greet another brilliant day. She could easily get used to all this sunlight and aridity. Seattle rained so much, she sometimes felt like moss could sprout from her toes. Who knew that driving four hours could bring her to a place that seemed as far removed from Seattle as if she’d traveled to Arizona?
She breathed in the soft morning air. The sun was warm on her face, and the quiet so intense, she nearly sighed at the sheer pleasure of it. The air was cool and the land was still, other than the occasional sounds of horses and insects.
She glanced towards the barn. Of course, Jack was already out there. The barn stood a couple hundred feet from the house. From there, a long, rectangular, covered arena, f
