Steel Coleman sinned in his heart the day he saw fifteen-year-old Riley Spencer. Driven by lust he couldn't acknowledge or control, he encourages his mother to marry Riley's father, joining the two families and creating a living hell for Steel in the process. In an attempt to spare his sanity, he goes for long rides from the family ranch, and he's not home to protect the family when bandits strike. Riley survives but their parents are murdered. Haunted by grief and guilt, Steel flees to catch the men responsible, promising his younger stepbrother he would return. He never does. When they meet again ten years later, Riley is a far cry from the boy Steel left behind. And he needs his former stepbrother to pay for the very real sin of abandoning him when he needed Steel the most. But their fateful meeting sends Riley running. Leaving Steel is the hardest thing he's ever done, but Riley understands what Steel knew all along -- it's too dangerous to stay. Will he be prepared to face the consequences when Steel inevitably catches up with him? Can forgiveness be possible?

Steel's Redemption

He’d almost slaughtered them the night before, a mere breath away from ambushing the camp and slicing their throats open. But he had to be sure. He couldn’t do anything until he was one hundred percent certain, because this was one mistake he would not make again. There was no reason to rush this. They were already trapped, unknowingly caught in his snare. Every breath they drew now belonged to him. Soon everything they possessed would belong to him, including the silver and gold he knew they were carrying. But their treasure was worthless to Steel. He’d never been a greedy man. He didn’t hunt bounty for the rewards. There was only one thing in the world he wanted anyway, and that already belonged to him.


Chapter 13