Gamer_Girl98
Historical Fiction | Slow Burn Romance | Western Drama | Survival & Self-Discovery
Stolen from her homeland and sold into bondage at just nine years old, Willow-a quiet yet fiercely resilient Asian girl-spent her youth tending herbs, learning silence, and waiting for a chance to run. Now grown, hardened by cruelty but not broken, she escapes under cover of darkness with nothing but a handful of poisonous petals, stolen coins, and the fire of freedom in her chest.
She flees to Blackwater, a town brimming with secrets, outlaws, and the ghosts of the past. It's there she meets Mr. Dee-a tall, soft-spoken freedman with a haunted gaze and hands that know the language of horses. Their bond grows like something wild and unspoken: tender, untamed, and dangerous in its own right.
They are companions, not lovers. Yet every shared glance, every whispered word in the dark, threatens to unravel the careful distance they've drawn between them.
But the world isn't kind to people like Willow and Dee-people who dare to claim freedom, safety, and even love.
And when the past comes riding, guns drawn and vengeance hot, Willow must decide what she's willing to fight for... and what she's ready to feel.
✨ A story of survival, found family, and a slow-burning romance that blooms in the harshest soil.