Lina's POV
By the time we arrived at the stables, the sun was already sinking toward the horizon, casting everything in a golden glow.
Chloe was riding freely across the field, the very picture of wild freedom. Taylor and Cathy were racing each other while Ethan stood with a short-haired girl, helping her select a horse.
That must be Ethan's new girlfriend—the music major Chloe had mentioned earlier.
"Would you like to try?"
Adrian approached me leading a magnificent black stallion. My eyes locked on him, unable to look away.
He wore perfectly tailored black riding clothes that accentuated his broad shoulders and narrow waist. His legs seemed impossibly long, making him look like he'd stepped straight out of some royal fantasy.
Just like that, he had crashed into my
