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Chapter 25: Reunion at the Moon Crest Stables

Chapter 25: Reunion at the Moon Crest Stables

(Olivia’s POV)

The warm afternoon sun bathed Riverdale in a golden glow as I sat across from

Rebecca and Lily at our favorite dessert café. The sweet scent of pastries filled the

air, mingling with the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee. It felt surreal to be back in

my hometown after three years in Harbor City–three years of emotional turmoil that I was finally beginning to leave behind.

“I’m dying,” Lily groaned dramatically, her head resting on the table. Her usually

perfect hair was disheveled, and dark circles shadowed her eyes. “These days it’s

either shopping or clubbing, I’m bored already.”

Rebecca gently patted Lily’s shoulder, her touch as soft as her personality. “Maybe we should take it easy today?”

I smiled, savoring the familiar banter between my two best friends. Since returning to

Riverdale, they had whisked me away on a whirlwind of activities–shopping sprees,

restaurant hopping, and nightclub adventures. My plans to submit my resume to

Moonlaw Legal Services had been temporarily shelved in favor of reconnecting with

the people and places I’d missed.

Suddenly, Lily’s head shot up, a mischievous glint replacing the exhaustion in her

eyes.

“Last night, I puked all over Ethan Quinn, that unlucky bastard! Hahaha! I vaguely remember his whole face turning green!” she exclaimed, dissolving into fits of

laughter.

I couldn’t help but join in, the mental image too hilarious to resist. It felt good to laugh freely again, without the weight of Ethan Grey’s indecision hanging over me.

Rebecca’s gentle chuckle joined our louder laughter. “Lily, wasn’t your brother mad at

you?”

Lily snorted, but there was a surprising softness in her expression. “Actually, Ethan Quinn is finally acting like a proper brother. After I puked on him, he changed clothes,

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took a shower, and even cooked me some hangover soup.”

“Wow, that’s progress,” I remarked, genuinely surprised. The Ethan Quinn I remembered was notoriously self–centered.

Lily nodded, absently stirring her iced coffee. “We’ve come a long way since I was nine and he was fourteen. Remember how he used to be such a little s**t?”

Rebecca smiled knowingly. “You weren’t exactly an angel either, Lily.”

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“He started it!” Lily protested, her eyes flashing with the same defiance I imagined she’d shown as a child. “The first time we met, he pulled my braids and told me to get

lost.”

“And

you bit him?” I guessed, knowing Lily’s fiery temperament.

She grinned triumphantly. “Right on the wrist. He still has the scar.”

The mental image of a tiny Lily fiercely defending herself against her teenage stepbrother made me laugh again. “You must have been sent by heaven just to

torment him.”

“Anyway, shall we go to the stables this afternoon? I haven’t ridden in ages, and I miss

“I haven’t been riding in the three years I was in Harbor City,” I admitted, a wistful smile playing on my lips. “I really miss the days when we used to race horses together.”

Lily was already pulling out her phone, scrolling through her contacts with a mischievous grin. “I’ll call Ethan Quinn to ask him to bring Connor as well.”

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“Do you think they’ll be free on such short notice?” I asked, trying to sound casual despite the flutter in my stomach.

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