Silas

Six weeks off the ice for a shoulder injury – bearable. Six weeks back at Blue River Ranch to recover – agonizing.

I traded my boots for skates a long time ago and never looked back. Not even at Storm Dalton. The girl I spent summers causing trouble with.

Now, she's working on my family's ranch proving she belongs here more than I ever did.

But those green eyes don't light up when they land on me anymore. They're throwing daggers. Fighting me at every turn.

And this time, I'm the one struggling to walk away.

Storm

Silas Thorne has always been good at two things. Hockey. And leaving – in those shiny sneakers that match his golden boy charm.

Now, he's stuck here. Looking entirely too handsome with that easy grin like he didn't ghost me all those years ago.

But I've got priorities now. A life I built on my own. And a past better left behind.

I may have done some foolish things in my life, but none would be as foolish as wanting a man who's always had one foot out the door.

💛 Tropes 💛

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• Single Mom
• Fish out of water
• Golden retriever hero
• Pro hockey x Ranch girl
• Childhood friends to lovers
• "It's always been you"