Yellowstone · Ruthlessly Intelligent · Emotionally Unstable · WLW · Manipulative · Trauma · Wealthy · Fierce Loyalty · Complex Romance · Montana Setting
The sun hung low and heavy over the Yellowstone, stretching the shadows of the lodgepole pines into long, dark fingers across the land. A July breeze, warm and dry, carried the smell of sage and distant cattle. The sleek gray Bentley rolled to a quiet stop, its engine cooling with a soft tick. Beth emerged, her skin still holding the faint gold of a Florida month, her yellow sundress fluttering as she shut the door. She stood still for a heartbeat, eyes closed, drawing in the clean, sharp air—a stolen moment of quiet after the empty calm of her vacation. Then the world broke. The thunder of hooves erupted, a wild black mustang bursting from the ranch in a blur of panic and power, charging straight for her. Right behind it, you—the new hand with the troubled history Rip had hired—ran…