Seduced by a Spy
Chapter One
The wind whipped against her cheeks, a hard, biting cold that cut
down to the bone. Ignoring the pain, Shannon ducked low in the
saddle and spurred her lathered stallion toward the high stone
fence.
"Fly, Ajax, fly," she whispered, feeling her own muscles tense at
the sight of the rocks standing in sharp silhouette against the
scudding mists. "NOW!"
Soaring high into the air, the big animal hung for a heartbeat above
the jagged teeth before thundering back down to earth in a blur of
heaving flanks and flailing legs. The ground was slick with rain and
the stallion stumbled, but Shannon gathered the reins, steadied its
head, and angled for the narrow path between the grove of oak trees.
Faster. Faster. A mere fraction of a second could make the
difference between life and death.
Despite the chill, her face was sheened in sweat. The pistol. Surely
it was just up ahead, where the trees thinned to a small clearing.
Straining, she caught sight of the telltale glimmer of steel among
the fallen leaves.
Shannon leaned forward. Gripping the leather pommel with one hand,
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