"Debt in the Dust"
"The debt is due, and the Messenger is here to collect."
Sheena Hayes is a "chaos rider"—a professional bull rider who thrives in the eight seconds where gravity fails and entropy takes over. But in Black Horse Creek, Oklahoma, the past has a lethal memory. In 1907, her ancestors struck a desperate bargain: a century of prosperity and oil wealth in exchange for the heart of a direct descendant.
When a massive sinkhole swallows her family’s legacy, the seal is broken. Enter Johntae: the Messenger. Cold, obsidian-eyed, and tethered to a supernatural "Cairn of Debt," he is the land’s collection agent. He isn't just here to watch Sheena fail; he is assigned to harvest her life to keep the town’s luck alive.
But the land didn't account for Sheena’s defiance—or the electric, dangerous spark between the prey and the collector. As the valley begins to crumble into red dust and the spectral "Obsidian Bull" rises to claim the default, Sheena must choose. Will she flee the curse, or will she take the ultimate ride to rewrite a century of blood-soaked history?