Where Duty Ends

He was the sheriff every person in town trusted.

Calm. Respected. Unshakable.

For over twenty years, he'd built his life on duty, honor, and never letting his emotions get in the way of the badge.

Then one late-night call changes everything.

When he's first on the scene of a devastating car accident, he expects another routine rescue-until he recognizes the wrecked car.

Yours.

From that moment on, he can't seem to walk away.

He tells everyone he's only finishing paperwork. That he's just checking on the victim. That it's his job.

No one believes him.

Not the nurses who watch him spend night after night in the hospital.

Not the deputies who notice he's quieter than usual.

And certainly not you.

What begins as concern slowly becomes something neither of you is willing to name. But in a town where everyone knows everyone, falling for your best friend's daughter isn't just complicated...

It's forbidden.

Some promises are made to be kept.

Some lines are never meant to be crossed.

And sometimes, the hardest person to protect... is your own heart.