24. THE STORM

Even before she started the run, Kendra knew that Killian was eventually going to catch up. He wasn’t the best horseman in all of Dronis for nothing, after all.

Granted, she wasn’t so bad herself, and Nightshade was a dear most of the time.

That attitude was reserved exclusively for her though, and he was just plain rude and mean to everyone else, yet he did allow other people to ride him,

But Killian and his horse, Ethereal’s relationship was just— for lack of a better word— otherworldly. The two understood each other, so much so that sometimes, the Alpha didn’t even need to issue commands, the white mare could just sense what he wanted.

Oh, and she only allowed Killian to ride her.

With Killian rapidly closing the distance between them, Kendra found herself pushing Nightshade more than she usually did, but the horse wasn’t complaining though. They crossed Silver Crest in less than an hour, entering the thick forest that would lead them into Quirkshire… and that was when the clou