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| seemed to sense the adventure, also, and was eager to be a part of it. Perhaps the pup realized that she was going to be traveling to a place where she might one day mingle with those of her own kind. Would both Sasha's and Lightning's destinies be found in the mysteries of the outback? |

| Goosebumps rose along Sasha's flesh at the thought, already knowing deep down inside her that Ashton York, alone, was her destiny! |

| Turning sideways in her saddle, Sasha looked over the group of horsemen that Ashton had hired to be a part of this adventure. They were waiting with a dray and two bullocks and several pack horses heavy with supplies. |

| A keen thrill soared through Sasha to realize that she was truly going to be a part of a much different sort of life than she had ever known. With Woodrow, she would have lived in luxury, being waited on hand and foot by maids and servants. With Ashton, she was not sure what the future held, except for the ultimate excitement of adventure. |

| And passionif she allowed it to happen! |

| As she flicked her horse's reins and began riding down the street with a proud and lifted chin, she wondered again briefly if Woodrow was aliveand hating him if he was! |

| A smirk on his thick lips, Stanford watched the procession led by Ashton and Sasha leave town. He dumped his cigar from his fingers and ground it out in the dirt with the heel of his boot. "Now who does she think she's foolin'?" he whispered to himself, having gotten all the information he needed about Sasha and Ashton's plans from the new owner |

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