Promise returns…<\/p>\n
\nIn moments Meagan was down the stairs and out the back door. On the patio, still in her nightgown, she stopped in shock. The filly\u2019s bridle was pulled halfway off and both reins had snapped. Cuts covered her lower legs and a scrape along one shoulder was crusted with blood.<\/p>\n
Promise\u2019s nostrils dilated as she raised her head in jerks, backing a step. \u201cEasy, girl,\u201d Meagan soothed, approaching. \u201cLet me clean you up and get you some food.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am afraid there won\u2019t be time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meagan turned to see an unknown man standing beside Mr. Wells. The trainer held the most incongruous of objects\u2014a gleaming handgun.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour horse came to say goodbye,\u201d Mr. Wells said evenly. \u201cShe\u2019s caused a bit of trouble.\u201d As he stepped forward, Promise tensed and blew out strongly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did she escape?\u201d the second man asked anxiously. \u201cThe animal is a Houdini! Across all the traffic, too!\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Wells waved his gun toward Meagan. \u201cIt looks like that headpiece is about finished. Why don\u2019t you find something else? Fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do wish this wasn\u2019t necessary,\u201d the second man told her apologetically. \u201cI wish I\u2019d never seen <\/em>a betting booth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Wells waved his gun again and Meagan ran out into the tack room, thinking in panicked flashes. Her parents were still upstairs asleep. If the men were going to hurt her or her family, they would have done so\u2014they only wanted Promise and there was no time to do anything except cooperate.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Excerpted from Eclipsed by Shadow<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the award-winning 1st volume of The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy. <\/a> (Hrdbk pg. 81)<\/p>\n
Book II: The Golden Spark<\/strong><\/em> will be published Fall 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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