Page 86 of Knight Life In Vegas

“I think he’ll be okay for lessons,” I told my mates as I passed by. “Just need to give him a little extra time.”

“Yeah.” Dylan laughed. “He’s very snoopy. I call it collecting horse gossip when he needs to sniff every single thing.”

I went through the paces with one more horse before my body started to remind me that I hadn’t done this for a very long time.

“Ready for a break, duchess?” Francisco and Beau returned after they’d disappeared into the office for a while during my horse time, Eduardo and Dylan minding the horses I’d already checked out.

“I wish I wasn’t. The spirit is willing to be on horseback all day, but the body is making its displeasure known.”

It certainly didn’t help that I had been extensively railed through the night. I didn’t mind the ache and pressure of being in the saddle, though, because every movement reminded me of Beau.

Between riding the horses and having my mates all in close proximity, I was feeling surprisingly good, even with the spikes of panic Beau and I kept tossing to each other like a fucked-up game of mental badminton.

“Are you still up to spending time with us this afternoon?” Eduardo asked.

“I was planning on it. Did you guys have something specific in mind?”

He nodded. “Given the circumstances, I think it’s even more timely.”

“You can have me until I have to pick up the boys from Ava’s. Should I tidy up?”

“I think so, yes. They’re expecting us soon.”

“Who’s they?”

“That’s a surprise.”

I slid off the horse and straight into Eduardo’s arms, letting him claim my mouth with an eager sweep of his lips. Mellow lemon and sharp pepper filled my nose and had curls of heatgrowing in my belly. If he didn’t sound like we were on a timeline, I’d have suggested some additional leisure activities, but I was too curious to find out where we were going.

I wiped off the worst of the arena dust in the bathroom, all four of the alphas waiting for me when I emerged.

“I imagine you and Beau will be going in one vehicle,” said Francisco. “We technically fit in one, but I don’t want you to get anxious about timing.”

“Can I come with you guys?” Dylan asked. “I don’t mind third wheeling, and I’m great at giving directions.”

“You are not,” Eduardo said with a roll of his eyes.

“Okay, fair,” Dylan relented. “My phone is good at it, though.”

“I don’t mind if you want to come with us,” I told him.

He beamed at me and swung one arm over my shoulders. “Let’s get a move on, then. I can’t wait for you to see it.”

“Is no one going to tell me what we’re going to see?” I asked as they ushered me out to the vehicles.

“Eddie wants your authentic reaction.”

“Not ominous at all.”

“Nah.” Dylan grinned, practically launching himself into the back seat of my car when we arrived. He looked ridiculous back there with how tiny my vehicle was.

My front seat was adjusted for Beau, so I took a couple minutes to return everything to its original position while he settled in the passenger seat next to me.

Dylan gave us directions, though I followed Francisco and Eduardo for the most part until we got separated at a stoplight.

“How’s the bond going?” Dylan asked.

“New and weird,” I replied. “But not terrible.”

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