Reyona declared she was going to give her horse the most regal name in history.

“When I can rationally think of one that I wouldn’t regret later,” she added, with the most adorable look Maxwell had ever seen on her.

After spending some time with her new horse to make up for the initial lack of acknowledgement, Reyona declared she was ready to make her childhood dream come true.

“Which is?” Maxwell asked indulgently while drinking in every inch of her joyful exuberance.

He couldn’t believe that a woman who had so much more would be deeply touched by something as simple as what he had done.

It made him...