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Dark brown eyes crash over me and a small sense of calmness washes over me like gentle waves lapping against the shore.
“New shoes?” I ask the most ridiculous question, blurting it out and embarrassment flames my cheeks.
“Just a repair for Sapphire today,” the farrier lifts his eyes back to mine before he focuses on the hoof that is tucked between his thick thighs, covered in dirty denim and leather chaps.
“Cool,” I roll my lips, crossing my arms across my chest when I hear the sound of heavy boots kicking down the stable halls.
“Austin!” Riggs’ deep, husky voice calls out and my skin prickles in goosebumps, swallowing hard.
“In the end stall,” Austin shouts as my dad strokes the mare’s neck.
“Right, Conrad, I’ll let you get on with it.” My dad grunts, turns and walks out but not before giving me a lingering kiss on the cheek.
“Need help?” I rush out, silently praying that there is something, anything, that I could do so I am out of the hell that I am about to endure. Me and Riggs haven’t been in the same room together in years. When I returned home three years ago he kept his distance, before then was when I ran. My eyes widen, waiting for my dad to respond but all he does is shake his head from side to side.
Damn it.
The air leaves my lungs, screaming and burning as they beg for oxygen when Riggs turns the corner and stops in front of me. Pulling his tinted glasses down the bridge of his nose, his sage green eyes lock on mine; they sweep over me in a look of disgust and rage. Pure fucking rage.
The tension grows.
My cheeks burn a flaming red, my chest aching along with my thrashing heart.
The atmosphere crackles, tension building as the seconds tick past.
I can feel it.
Austin must feel it.
Riggs definitely feels it and I am sure as shit that Conrad the farrier could likely feel it too.
“Well, our spoiled princess returns, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? What brings you back here? Trouble in la la land?” his glare ice cold, his voice like steel and his whole body stiffens as his shoulders roll back. Riggs’ deep, low laugh rumbles through the stalls and I feel my temper begin to simmer deep in the depths of me.
Our spoiled princess? There is no ‘our’ about it.My rage continues to bubble away.
“Where is the McLaren?” the sound of his voice blankets me in a hot sweat.
“Our?” I scoff, trying to ignore everything else that he said, my small fists balling at my side, my nails digging into my clammy palms.
“Yeah,our,darlin’”
“You’re insufferable,” is all I can manage, my tongue swollen in my mouth and my throat is dry like I have swallowed a mouthful of sand.
I can’t stop the roll of my eyes, annoyance swimming in my veins.
“Ugh, I forgot how annoying you both are,” Austin snaps as he stands tall, hands on his hips, his hazel eyes volleying back and forth between us.
“He started it!” Pointing my index finger at Riggs, my brows dig into a frown, my lips turned down and my teeth grind together as I bite down, hard.
I know I sound and look childish and immaturity doesn’t look good on me but he makes me seethe.
Riggs chuckles before tucking his gloved hands into his jean pockets and I suddenly want to punch his handsome, stupid face.
“And the McLaren is in the garage, I need to get it fixed up. May or may not have fucked the back of it,” annoyance bites at me as I answer his question.
“Lemme take a look at it,” a softness masks Riggs’ usual hard exterior, his kind offer wavering between us but I shake my head, turning it down in an instant.
“No thanks, I’ll sort it. Don’t want you to think I amtoospoiled to get my car fixed.”
