The Ghost of Sunlight

East Camp has become the closest thing Kayce Dutton has ever had to peace. Living there with Tate while serving as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, his days have settled into the familiar rhythm of ranch work, long drives across Montana, and the routines that help keep the past at a distance.

It's a life built from everything he's managed to hold on to, and everything he couldn't save. A life he has never quite managed to believe he deserves.

For thirteen years, Kayce has carried the weight of a mission that never truly ended. The past has never stayed behind. Grief has followed him into every chapter, each loss carving itself so deeply into his bones that guilt has become inseparable from who he is. The world kept moving as it always does. Seasons changed. People were buried. The years bled into one another. Yet some memories refused to loosen their grip, and no matter how hard he tried, letting go remained the one lesson he had never been able to learn.

But stories don't always end where we think they do.

Sometimes, the hardest part isn't surviving.
Sometimes, it's finding a way to live after.

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Triggers warnings.
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Violence
- Blood
- Murder
- Eventual sexual scene
- Torture

I do not own Yellowstone/Marshals or its original characters. I only own my original characters and storyline.