Taking the Reins

"I'll teach you how to handle the reins in a moment. Pay close attention—if you don't get it right, I'll have to give you a private lesson tonight, and that's extra work for me," Nolan said, his tone light but insistent.

Stella swallowed again. She hadn't even started riding properly, yet a fine sheen of perspiration had already formed on her skin.

"Nolan, who else have you 'taught' to ride like t