Coming Undone
Jo Aras
Fifteen years ago, I walked away from the Bennett ranch and never looked back. I built an empire in Chicago, where I controlled everything and everyone. But when Reed's accident brings me back to Missouri, I find myself drawn to the quiet strength of his ranch hand, Ash. I didn't come home to stay—I never stay anywhere. But something about this place, and about Ash, makes me question everything I thought I knew about belonging.
I've spent fifteen years keeping the family legacy alive, maintaining our breeding program through sheer determination. When an accident leaves me unable to run the ranch, Ash becomes indispensable—not just as my employee but as someone I've silently wanted for eighteen months. Then Marcus returns, bringing painful memories, mysterious wealth, and an intensity that disrupts the careful rhythm of ranch life. As we build a precarious new arrangement with Ash at its center, I discover some connections are worth risking everything for.
As a veterinary student working at the Bennett ranch, I've maintained professional boundaries with Reed for eighteen months, despite a connection neither of us acknowledged. When Marcus arrives with his sharp edges and calculated charm, I find myself caught between two men who couldn't be more different. As we work together to save the ranch's legacy, I develop feelings for both men that defy conventional relationships. With the three of us forming an unexpected arrangement, we might build something none of us knew we needed—if we're brave enough to claim it.
Trigger
Abuse of a minor (referenced, not shown)
Clergy abuse (referenced, not shown)
Parental emotional abuse
Religious trauma
PTSD symptoms related to past abuse
Panic attacks
Anxiety episodes
Self-destructive coping mechanisms
Abandonment/estrangement of family
Family rejection based on sexuality
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