He took a deep breath, centered his weight, and prepared to strike the final blow for his son’s future. He raised the hammer, eyes fixed.…
A group of night shift welders came in for dinner. They were seated at the best table in the house. My new manager didn’t even…

The girl was already bleeding when Caleb Holt saw her, and the summer sun kept baking the red into her skin. She sat on the…
The atmosphere in the room was rapidly becoming toxic, a thick soup of elitism that sought to drown the two intruders in shame. Elias felt…
And Then.
He Had A Wife|Wild West Archives – Part 2
Elias checked the water barrels twice, even though he already knew the number was shrinking. A ranch could survive bad luck. It could even survive…
And Then.
He Had A Wife|Wild West Archives – Part 3
He looked out at the city of Athlard shrinking beneath them, his mind momentarily drifting to the structural blueprints he used to study in the…
And Then.
He Had A Wife|Wild West Archives – Part 4
A gap had appeared, wide enough to slide a hand through, revealing the terrifying black void of the night sky 90 stories up. The guards…
And Then.
He Had A Wife|Wild West Archives – Part 5
If the pressure vents too fast, this whole room is going to turn into a steam cooker. He didn’t sound worried. He sounded like a…
And Then.
He Had A Wife|Wild West Archives – Part 6
I don’t need your money, Julian,” Elias said softly, his voice carrying a weight that silenced the room. “And I don’t want a title in…

And Then.
He Had A Wife|Wild West Archives
There was no law riding that stretch of land, and Elias Thorne knew exactly what that meant. No witnesses, no second chances. He rained his…


