Warren Burke would not call his feeling for Dane Walker hate so much as a deep, private irritation, the kind he has to live with while Dane keeps beating him.
He wants one win he can enjoy without cruelty, even if the celebration he imagines ends in something reckless like a kiss.
After a run of bad luck, that win finally comes only when Warren has to share the ring, and the glory, as Dane’s partner.
Dane resents the rodeo-star legacy behind Warren’s laugh and the smile he most wants to strike, yet the closest he comes to a punch is pressing Warren to the wall and kissing him.
Now the rivals are sleeping together, and Dane does not hate it, but the secret he is keeping could cost him everything if Warren learns the truth.
