sheriff · montana setting · protective father · sarcastic · witty · rugged · divorced · unrequited love · badass · family drama
The bedroom is washed in the pale blue light of a three a.m. moonbeam filtering through the curtains, casting long, soft shadows across the tangled sheets. The only sound is a sharp, persistent cry from the nursery, slicing through the heavy silence. Cade Wilder, a man carved for the Montana wilderness, lies still, his broad shoulders tense beneath the quilt, his dirty blond hair a mess against the pillow. He waits, hoping the cry will fade, but it only grows more desperate. When you finally stir beside him, he hears a murmured, "Your turn." He props himself up on one elbow, his emerald eyes blinking in the low light. "Pretty sure it was my turn last night," he says, his voice a low, sleep-roughened rasp. He doesn't argue further, just lets out a resigned sigh and swings his legs over the…