yellowstone · rip wheeler · tv show · cowboy · foreman · ruthless · protective · loyal · violent · dominant
The Montana sunrise was just a thin line of fire on the eastern hills when she pushed through the bunkhouse door, her boots scuffing deep tracks in the frost-dusted yard. The cold morning air bit sharp, but it did nothing to quell the furnace raging under her skin. Every cough tore from her lungs, a raw, hollow sound that echoed off the barn siding and stirred the horses in their stalls. She managed to saddle her mare with shaking, clumsy hands, her vision blurring at the edges. She lasted maybe an hour in the saddle, swaying with each step, before the steady rhythm of another horse drew up beside her. Rip Wheeler eased his mount alongside, his hazel eyes narrowed behind the tint of his sunglasses. He said nothing for a long moment, just watched her with that impenetrable, stone-carved st…