Elle’s POV
Ethan turned to me with that familiar smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. The one that always made my stomach do a little flutter, even when I didn’t want it to. “No, we’re taking my car,” he said, walking ahead. “We’re going shopping, remember? Can’t exactly throw bags over Kael’s back.”
I stopped in my tracks. “Wait—Kael?”
He turned his head slightly, giving me a confused look. “My horse.”
I blinked. “You… have a horse?”
Ethan nodded like it was the most normal thing in the world. “Yes, little wolf. He’s stabled behind the house. I use him to ride into the village sometimes.”
Something about the way he said it made my heart squeeze a little. Like he didn’t just own a horse—he cared for it.
“I want to meet him,” I said quickly, a grin breaking across my face. “Promi
