Swallow Your Fear (Whiskey Ridge #1)

by Karley Brenna

“Deep breaths, okay?” She tried, and I talked her through it. “Swallow your fear, Darlin’. Don’t let it control you. Bend that fear to your advantage and use it as fuel.” Because if she didn’t, she’d never make it through this life.

“Then I get hurt,” she said, like that was a fucking option. I started to protest, but she cut me off. “Anything for the ranch, right?”

“I won’t let a soul lay a hand on you unless I allow it.”

But she means a hell of a lot more to me than some fucking piece of property.”

“Because I’m your lady.” “Damn right, Darlin’. No one else’s.”