"Oh? He's getting closer to you, and he’ll never hurt you?" Alessa looked at Charlotte, who was still deceiving herself, and then she took one step forward to her, lowering her voice, with an evil smile, “why not have a try?”
"What do you mean?" Charlotte moved back a pace. Alessa’s strange smile filled her with foreboding. Meanwhile, the noise of horses' hooves and the whispering voices of two men was apparent, approaching them. Brian and the owner of the racetrack were back.
Alessa's smile still lingered on her face, but she suddenly grasped the dog leach in Charlotte's hand and gave a pull!
The dog, startled, began to scream at Alessa!
Alessa took two steps back, slid down the pole and sat down on the ground, her smile turning to horror.
"No! Miss Rowe, stop it... I'm afraid of do
