High school junior Victor Reid has always secretly harbored hatred for his number one bully, Wayland Vance Cargill, a rich and spoiled monster in his class. From blackmailing him into doing their homework to humiliating him in front of the entire school, Victor tried his best to keep his cool and stay away from trouble. Confronting his bully is simply not an option for Victor, but when he catches Wayland kissing his first love, Erynne Ford, he goes all out. Victor punches Wayland straight in the face, and thus began a rivalry between them.
One afternoon, Victor comes home to the biggest surprise of his life. His mom, who's been single for decades, finally decided to remarry without telling him her plans. To his bewilderment, his mom's going to marry a man by the name of Waylon Vaughn Cargill, Wayland's father.
A sudden twist came into Victor's life, and there's nothing that he could do about it. He was forced to say yes to everything that his mother wanted, and even though he hated everything about Wayland, he didn't have much of a choice but to become his stepbrother.
Victor and Wayland's rivalry continued to ensue as they were forced to live in the same house. They acted like they loved each other in front of their parents, but behind the act, they were more than willing to stab each other.
The growing tension between Victor and Wayland quickly became confusion after one drunken kiss, and right before they could even say it in words, the hate they had for each other had already started to become something else.
**Be aware that this is a manXman story so if that bothers you then please don't read!
5th in Breaking Series.
There are certain things that make a man a man in late 1870's Texas. Being able to rope, ride and handle cattle to name a few. Shooting from the hip, playing poker and throwing back whiskey never hurt either. Nick could do all those things but none of that would matter if anyone knew the truth about him-if anyone knew his secret. So to protect that secret, Nick keeps to himself as he works on the ranch at Atkinson Spread. He likes his job and the bosses are decent but Nick is lonely. Covered in scars, both of the physical and emotional variety, he longs for one person he can truly be himself around. That one person he can love.
Aiden is running. He's been running since his family realized what he was, called him an abomination and cursed him to death. Bakerstown Texas is where his legs and his will to run finally give out. Somehow he finds himself hired on to work at Atkinson spread though he knows nothing about cattle. He has already resigned himself to a life alone but that thought goes out the window when he lays his eyes on a ranch hand named Nick. Even then, Aiden knows he can't have Nick. Nick doesn't seem to suffer from the same condition that Aiden was born with and so there's not a lot Aiden can do about his attraction to the other man.
Until a night at the saloon goes a bit too far......
Can these two men be together or will their secret be found out and their disease dealt with the frontier way?