McKata-Tercias
Prologue: In Her Eyes
Montana had always been a land of wide skies and untamed beauty, but for Noah Callahan, it was home.
A place of roots, family, and the life he had built from the ground up.
As the CEO of Callahan Holdings, a real-property and financial company that had expanded across several states, Noah had spent years cultivating success, wealth, and influence.
But none of that mattered when he heard the sound of a baby crying on his doorstep.
The crisp morning air carried the sharp wail, a desperate, heart-piercing sound that pulled him from the warmth of his home.
He opened the front door, expecting-what? A stray animal? Some neighborhood prank?
Instead, he found a tiny, helpless infant, bundled in a soft pink blanket.
A single note rested beside her.
"She is your daughter."
The words cut through him like a blade.
He stood frozen, staring down at the baby-her delicate features, the way her tiny fists flailed, as if reaching for something, for someone.
For him.
Noah's mind raced.
He had lived his life without ties, without commitments.
A man who built fortunes but never a family.
A man whose past had too many mistakes to count.
And now-
Now, the past had come knocking.
He looked into the baby's deep brown eyes, searching for answers he didn't have.
But in that moment, nothing else existed-
Just the child in his arms.
And in her eyes, he saw his entire world change forever.