Impasse: Antithesis Series Book Two

Using her insider knowledge of foxhunting and growing up in Mississippi, Allison Crews delivers another captivating tale of passion and principles in the oh-so-proper South.

“You will be riding with me,” he said, his jaw clenched tightly, “or I will take you back right now.”
My heart was pounding, but definitely not in a way that was healthy for him. I had a number of murderous thoughts flash across my mind and banished them since we were in an entirely too public place and under a deadline to be ready – thirty minutes ago. Impasse.
“All right,” I said through clenched teeth. His jaw relaxed a little and he turned towards me slightly. Before he could speak, I finished my sentence. “If you’re going to be like that, take me back.”
I sat very still. I could see his patience leaving like sand from the last seconds in an hourglass. I envisioned an explosion when the sand disappeared…three… two… one…