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Shot In The Dark | Ryder Wright

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Parts 91
Time 9h 21m

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Shot In The Dark


The summer after high school graduation was supposed to be simple for Ryder Wright and Logan-best friends who had grown up side by side in the small rodeo town of Milford, Utah. But one night changes everything.

After finding out life-shattering news, Logan leaves without a word-taking only her camera and the secret growing inside her.

Years later, at the National Finals Rodeo, a little girl walks up to Ryder with his eyes and his smile... and everything changes again.

Will he take a shot in the dark and speak to the girl who broke his heart when she walked away?


STARTED: June 20, 2025

FINISHED:??All Rights Reserved

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They say a Dutton never forgets what's his. The trouble is-sometimes the world forgets to care. Aspen Hayes was supposed to be safe. A new horse. A quiet life. A love that could finally outlast the storms. But on Yellowstone land, peace is just the breath before the gunshot. When she vanishes without a trace, Kayce Dutton feels the world go cold. He's seen death before-carried it, buried it-but this time, it's personal. He'll rip apart every back road and backroom in Montana to find her. Because some promises aren't spoken. They're kept.