Her Neglected Scars
The freezing Russian air blows through the wide wooden doors, bringing the sharp, grounding scents of fresh hay, expensive leather, and horse manure.
It is a welcome relief from the suffocating tension of the manor.
Rows of immaculate wooden stalls line the long corridor, housing some of the finest thoroughbreds money can buy.
Leonid finally releases my skirt, his chest still heaving as he walks down the row, pointing a tiny finger at the different horses.
“This is Nikolai’s old mare, and that one belongs to the aunts,” he mutters, his voice still tense but slowly calming down.
Then, we reach the very end of the stable, where a massive, double-sized corner stall stands isolated from the rest
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