Crazy Eyes | Morgan Wallen

She had been standing on her own two feet her whole life. Harley James Carter learned early that if she wanted something, she'd better go out and take it herself. With a daddy gone working the oil rigs and a mama too busy keeping the lights on, Harley raised herself in a lot of ways. That independence became her armor-her songs were sharp, her smile was guarded, and she made sure no one ever thought she needed saving.

He was used to people leaning on him-never the other way around. Morgan Wallen carried the weight of a spotlight, a reputation, and a past full of mistakes, but what struck him about Harley wasn't her rising fame or her fire-it was how she wouldn't let him carry even a piece of her burden. She pushed back when he reached out, stubborn as hell, determined to prove she could make it without anyone's hand to hold.

But the more time he spent with her, the more Morgan wanted to crack through that steel independence. Not to fix her, not to change her-but to show her that leaning on someone didn't mean giving up who you were. That sometimes, letting someone stand beside you didn't make you weaker. It made you stronger.

And Harley... she wasn't sure what scared her more-falling for a man who understood her too well, or realizing that maybe, for once, she didn't want to stand alone.