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ne suitor. That would have been doable. Hemming had been prepared to smile through the potential awkwardness of meeting someone new. There were so many opportunities to fumble between "hello" and whatever way she would be asked to come home with him. She'd prepared for everything that might come up. . . except the Lagoon sticking its nose where it didn't belong.

She felt the briefest touch of his teeth to her skin, but it was more than enough. Hemming had been committed to the endeavor of starting over. She hadn't pictured it happening in a storybook girl-meets-boy kind of way, by any means. However, having representatives of both brute and amazon herds had certainly not crossed her mind. Hemming blinked in surprise at the buckskin mare who happened by in her defense. Her presence was lucky, but Hemming couldn't help but be frustrated that her intervention was even required.

Emerald eyes turned then to the black stallion who had approached her first. Apology laced the smile she forced across her lips, for they had only briefly gotten to meet. She was grateful that, in all the flurry, she had managed to catch his name. Perhaps, chance would smile and they'd meet again. The silver bay tore away from them all, unwilling to let anymore chaos surround her fate already had. She disappeared into the trees.

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Hemming

mare ∙ mutt ∙ silver bay splash ∙ 16.3 hands ∙ Rougaru x Sinaet