writtenbykenna
Everyone in town knows the wild mare.
She runs beyond the fence lines, disappears into the hills, and refuses to let anyone close enough to touch her. People have tried to catch her for years, but she always gets away.
Seventeen-year-old Wren Calloway understands why.
After a year that left her questioning everything she thought she knew about home, family, and herself, Wren wants one thing-freedom. So when she spots the mysterious mare standing alone at the edge of her family's ranch, she doesn't grab a rope.
She waits.
Day by day, the distance between them gets smaller.
But Wren isn't the only one interested in the mare.
When a guarded boy with a complicated past shows up claiming he knows where the horse came from, Wren is pulled into a mystery involving an abandoned ranch, buried secrets, and a history someone would rather keep forgotten.
The closer Wren gets to the truth, the more she realizes she and the wild mare aren't so different.
They're both running.
They're both scared of being caught.
And maybe finding your way home isn't about giving up your freedom.
Maybe it's finally finding somewhere you choose to stay.
**A story about horses, healing, first love, hidden truths, and the kind of freedom you have to fight to keep.**