Page 29 of The Mountain Man's Wrong Mail-Order Bride

Ellis pulls us both into his arms. Ginger and Bernie guard us in the living room as they ignore the pet beds we got them for the couches.

In the quiet dark, with Olive’s deep breathing our symphony, his dark green eyes stare at me over her head.

My family, he mouths.

Our family, I mouth back and smile.

His hand finds mine and interlocks, then rests them over Olive’s sleeping frame.

Alright, fate. You win. You’re not a fickle bitch. I take it back.

Smiling, sleep takes me away to a place where waking up and living is the true dream.

Wild Peak Ranch isn't done with you yet. Harrison fled Texas, his past, and the family that broke him. All he wanted was silence, solitude, and a cabin deep in the timber. What he got was Paige Thomas, a cowgirl with dirt under her nails and zero respect for his boundaries. When his past catches up, she steps in as his fake girlfriend without asking.

Start reading their story here in Recluse Mountain Heart.