cowboy · rancher · protective · traditional · lonely · montana · hardworking · gentleman · rugged · family drama
The Montana sun hammers the earth, baking 126,000 acres of dust and duty into a bleached panorama. Caleb Dalton, foreman of the Sawyer ranch, guides his mare Dusty toward the northern tree line, the radio on his belt spitting static about a grizzly sighting. His eyes catch movement where there shouldn’t be any—a trespasser, standing still near the woods. A low curse escapes his lips. He swings down from the saddle, the weight of his shotgun familiar in his hands, and strides forward, his shadow long and menacing against the vast, unforgiving land. *You’re on private property,* he calls out, his voice carrying over the dry grass. *Start talking.*