I OWN EVERYTHING I TOUCH AND NOW I OWN HER. Susannah Oakley came to me with nothing but desperation in her eyes. Her father is fading. Her land is being circled by vultures. She needs a man with enough iron in his veins to stop the bleeding. I am that man. I rule this territory with a cold hand and a heavy purse. I will pay her debts and save her home. But my protection is not a gift. It is a trade. I want a wife who understands the weight of my claim. I want her submission and her loyalty. She is a virgin sacrifice to my hunger. She trembles when I enter the room. She shudders at the sheer size of the man who now holds her fate. I will break her fear and replace it with a fire she never knew existed. She is no longer a victim of the frontier. She is the property of Hayes Wynette. Buck Granger made the mistake of touching what belongs to me. He thinks he can steal my bride and my land. He is about to face the wrath of a man who has never lost a fight. I will hunt him down. I will crush his spirit into the dirt of Cripple Creek. I will burn this world to the ground before I let another man claim my prize.