Kara needed a break from being escorted everywhere she went. She wanted somewhere quiet to think. The events of the last few weeks were a swirl in her mind and her emotions were ricocheting like a bullet in a steel room. After telling Consuelo her destination, she walked to the barn to get her horse.Pushing past the unease crawling along her skin, she entered the barn. Putting only a halter with a rope on the gelding, she led him out into the afternoon heat. Grabbing a handful of the horse’s mane she stepped back and swung herself onto his bare back. She saw Hawke standing on the porch as she was mounting.“I can honestly say you are the first woman I have ever seen mount a horse in such a fashion.” He smiled as he walked over to her. “You never cease to amaze me.”“Thank you.”“Where are you off to without a saddle? I thought only the Indians rode without saddles.” His teasing voice coerced a smile from her. He stepped closer, resting his hand on her knee.“Lass, we need to talk.”
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