Where Her Heart Finds Home
Mikayla Masterson
I never thought I knew what a home meant—until I lost the only one I’d ever known.
After my father died—well, even before that—my world started to change. Finding my mother with my boyfriend was the final blow. Living under the same roof with her after that? Impossible.
So, I packed up and left. No plan, no destination—just the need to get away.
And then I meet him—on my birthday, of all days—at a restaurant I only found because my brother wanted to treat me to something special.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that meeting him would also mean learning what home truly is. But is it real? Can I trust it? Or will he leave me, just like everyone else I’ve ever loved?
Caine Montgomery
I thought love was a game I’d already lost—and I wasn’t dumb enough to play again.
After my divorce, I decided I was done with it—done with trying, done with trusting, done with the bullshit that comes with both. I put my energy into bronc riding, then the ranch. Work doesn’t lie. People do.
After a long day at a horse auction in New Mexico, my brother and I stop at our usual steakhouse—the one place that doesn’t care about the truck, the trailer, or the dirt on our boots. I just want a quiet meal and maybe a beer before heading home.
Then I see her.
She’s alone, but those eyes, they’re bright and full of something I can’t remember ever seeing before. And when I’m offered a table before she is, I find myself asking her to join us. And for the life of me, I can’t tell you why she says yes, but she does! And for a second, I find I enjoy her unexpected banter with my annoying brother. “Weird, but entertaining.”
Then she’s gone. No last name. No number. Just a memory that won’t quit.
And I’ve never been more pissed at myself than I am right now.
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