I built my life on solid ground—family, faith, responsibility. The ranch has been in my family for generations, and I understand what it means to honor that legacy. Then Leah walked away without a word.

 

Over the phone, of all things. Five years together, and suddenly nothing. No explanation, no goodbye. Just silence that stretched into years. Now she's back for Caleb's wedding, and I'm the best man to her maid of honor.

 

I tell myself I feel nothing, but seeing her again tears open wounds I thought had healed. Some things you never get over. Some people you never stop loving, even when they destroy you.