Chapter 12 To Ride Hard Is No Great Feat

No one expected Chloe to vault onto the stallion's back. For a moment, the crowd watched in stunned silence as she tightened the reins with practiced ease and leaned forward with her legs pressing firmly against the stallion's sides as it galloped across the field. Her smooth, confident movements made it clear to anyone looking that she had exceptional riding skills. Curtis stood dumbfounded. Despite three years of marriage, he'd never known that Chloe could ride a horse at all, let alone with such skill. On horseback, she seemed like a stranger to him. The sight of her looking so fearless and determined, with her hair flying in the wind, made him think she looked like a true warrior. In his arms, Sonya was equally shocked and in disbelief. Chloe shouldn't have known how to ride at all, let alone a spirited horse at that! Deep down, she prayed that Chloe would be thrown off. But to her dismay, the opposite happened. Within a few tense moments, the stallion's wild frenzy gave wa