I was sworn to keep the peace, not fall in love.
Claire Hollister is trouble. Not because she’s reckless, but because the second she came back to Mustang Mountain, I knew I wouldn’t let anything touch her.
She says she’s here to settle her aunt’s estate. Probate finally cleared, and now she owns an old house and a stretch of land that borders the most disputed property in this county.
Land tied to a feud between the Hollisters and the Kincaids that’s burned for generations. I’ve spent my life keeping that feud from exploding. Watching the lines. Holding the peace.
I don’t cross them. Until her. When someone starts circling her property and old land records raise questions nobody wants answered, I step in. I fix what’s broken.
I make it clear she’s not standing alone. She says she doesn’t need protection. Doesn’t matter. The more time I spend with her, the more I realize this feud wasn’t built on what we were told.
And the harder it gets to pretend she’s off-limits. If I choose her, I won’t just be challenging a century of bad blood. I’ll be choosing her. And I don’t back down from what I want.
