Seeing Rayne ride Stripe for the first time since her fall made me realise two things. First, just how much she has missed being able to ride horses, and second, how much I have neglected her recovery in that area. I have been so focused on keeping her safe and comfortable, that I forgot to help her to keep in touch with her passions. So, I have spent the past weeks ensuring that she gets out there as much as she wants to and the improvements, I have seen in her emotions have been incredible, even her anxiety about being alone has lessened. I am so proud of her, and I need to do more to be the man she deserves which is why today I took her for a ride on Diablo with me. He has always had a soft spot for her so naturally, we both rode on him, but I made sure to use her saddle just in case she wanted to ride him alone for a bit. Our date was amazing but as we approach the fields at the edge of the forest nearest the ranch, I notice something is amiss. I feel Ray

How did I end up in a situation like this? As impossible as it sounds, I am sitting on the back of a black Pegasus that has blue flames as its mane and tail. If that isn’t fantastical enough there are two dragons fighting with soldiers from the palace while my home is on fire. It is all too crazy to believe and yet it is all happening before my very eyes. But even as I stare in wonder my mind is pulling my focus away and I am becoming increasingly worried about Lance. There is no sign of him anywhere and knowing that Prince Colton wants him dead makes me even more terrified that I could lose him. “Ahh.” I cry out in surprise as the Pegasus picks me up in the same manner as when he saved me on the cliff and passes me down to my uncle. “W-what is happening?” “I am not sure, but you had better stay with me until this is all over.” “But Anton...” “Nrrrrrfff!” My head snaps to the Pegasus as he nickers at me and as I

After hearing her scream, I never want to hear her sound like that ever again. Anton was the only family she had and now she feels alone in this world. It’s something I can relate to, and I will make it my mission to show her that she is not alone. I turn in time to see her jump onto my brother and begin raining punches on him, I am proud of her for fighting back but then my brain finally catches up with what my eyes saw. She moved her legs! She can move her legs again! Seeing her moving again causes me to become distracted and suddenly I find myself surrounded by the enemy all holding rifles. I won’t be able to avoid them all, so I stand still. A low roar behind me alerts me to Lilli and when I look at her, I see that she and Drake are both pinned by iron nets. This is bad for us all; Rayne may be our only hope now. She is the only one close enough to Colton to end this. But he manages to capture her instead and my heart sinks. “Surrender now! I have the advantage; I will kill

Did I just hear him correctly? He wants to move all the staff and facilities from this place to the castle when we leave. I understand his sentiment but surely this place is best situated away from the castle. “Lance, what are you thinking? Are you sure that moving the horses into the city is a good thing?” “There are acres and acres of open fields behind the castle that have been left unused. There's plenty of space, we can use for training the next generation of horses and beyond. Also moving the hospital into the city will make it more accessible for everyone to use it and I may even build one or two more.” “Okay, what about the people side of things?” “As I said, everyone here is family and I trust them with both my life and yours, why wouldn’t I want to take them to live with us? Besides the staff in the castle are going to have to leave because I will not have people around me that would stand aside and allow my

Rayne was a genius. Her idea to run with the herd instead of travelling with the car convoy meant that we would both be spared the intense looks and clamor of the people in the main city wanting to know what was happening. I kept my wings tucked close to my body for the entire run so as to blend in as much as possible. It was impossible to hide the flames that were my mane and tail, but I hoped that our speed would help it look more like hair flying in the wind from a distance. We ran at the front with Diablo directly behind us and the herd following loyally behind him. I could still hardly believe that this was happening. And not only to me but to Rayne as well. But this form felt so right, so free. I felt complete for the first time in my life, and I reveled in it all the way to the palace. I led them to the back of the royal land and through one of the entrances that was normally patrolled by the guardsmen but was now abandoned due to my brothers betrayal. Shifting back, I unloc