His beard was wild.
His eyes were dark, steady, and terrifyingly calm.
Everyone knew him.
Jedediah Cain.
The mountain man.
The man people whispered about but never dared to challenge.
He walked straight toward Eleanor.
The crowd backed away.
Sheriff Croft’s smile vanished.
Jedediah stopped beside the freezing woman, looked down at her, then turned toward the entire town.