A dangerous past. A protective cowboy. And a choice that could destroy them both.
I thought running would save me.
That if I put enough distance between me and the boy who broke me,
I could finally breathe.
I was wrong.
Because some things don’t let you go.
Not time.
Not distance.
Not even a new life.
Then I found a place that felt different.
A Texas ranch.
A man who didn’t demand anything from me.
A man who let me choose.
And for the first time in my life,
I stayed.
That was my mistake.
Because the boy I left behind never stopped looking for me.
And when he finds me,
he won’t just take me back.
He’ll destroy everything I chose instead of him.