Parents locked their doors whenever he rode past, fearing the intimidating biker. But everything changed when the six-foot-five man gently returned a repaired teddy bear to a crying child, revealing a kindness no one expected to see.
There are towns that move fast, and then there are towns like Riverton Hollow, where time doesn’t exactly stop—it just lingers. People notice things there. Not everything, but enough. They notice who waves and who doesn’t, who pays cash instead of using a card, who keeps their porch light on too late, and most of all… they notice anyone who doesn’t quite fit.
For years, that someone was Marcus Hale.
