Bound to The Enemy of My Mate
His world narrowed to the back of his stallion, a sleek, midnight courser named Onyx, and the northern star he used as a guide.
By the dawn of the second day, Onyx’s lathered sides heaved like bellows. Foam dripped from the bit. The horse, once proud and fiery, began to stumble on flat ground.
“Come on, boy,” Kael urged, his voice a dry rasp. He leaned forward, patting the steaming neck, a gesture that felt like a betrayal. “Just a little farther.”
Onyx tried. The loyal heart of the animal fought against its breaking body. Then, on a gentle rise just past a barren creek, the stallion’s forelegs simply buckled. With a terrible, groaning sigh, he collapsed, pitching Kael onto the hard-packed e