Sophia Shepard has every reason to hate Gator Tillman. He's the reckless troublemaker who tore her family apart- at least, that's how she's always understood it. And Sophia has never forgiven him. While her brother left town, Sophia stayed behind to help her father keep the ranch running. She's built a life out of grit and routine, and she refuses to let Gator's smirks or lazy "Mornin', sweetheart" shake her. After all. Why would she fall for someone like him?

Maggie swore she'd never be like the girls who fell for Gator Tillman, the sheriff's rotten son. But hate burns close to desire, and when old wounds and buried truths resurface, Maggie finds herself caught in a web of betrayal, control, and the one man she grew up despising. **This story uses characters and references from Fargo S5, but the events don't explicitly follow the show.**