1Chapter 1: Dust and the Debt Collector
41Chapter 41: Heat Rising Off the Dry Earth
2Chapter 2: Ophelia West’s Last Ride into Virginia City
42Chapter 42: Roscoe’s Hands on Her Waist, Not the Handcuffs
3Chapter 3: The Granite Jaw of the Law
43Chapter 43: The Weight of the Marshal’s Badge
4Chapter 4: Roscoe Rihanna’s Unyielding Gaze
44Chapter 44: A Near Miss in the General Store
5Chapter 5: A Gunfighter’s Desperate Sanctuary
45Chapter 45: Ophelia’s Old Habits Die Hard
6Chapter 6: The Saloon Floor Smells of Whiskey and Trouble
46Chapter 46: The Whisper of Betrayal
7Chapter 7: Chadwick Ross Rides In Like a Storm
47Chapter 47: Vernon Fitzgerald’s Shady Dealings
8Chapter 8: Captured Beneath the Scorching Sun
48Chapter 48: Roscoe Finds a Hidden Pistol
9Chapter 9: The Outlaw Turned Prey
49Chapter 49: The Fight That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen
10Chapter 10: Duty’s Chains Against Untamed Fire
50Chapter 50: Blood Spilled on the Rugged Floorboards
11Chapter 11: The Marshal Sees the Woman, Not the Warrant
51Chapter 51: A Fever Breaking Under His Care
12Chapter 12: A Proposition Forged in Fear and Heat
52Chapter 52: The Vulnerability of the Notorious
13Chapter 13: The Words That Shocked the Jailhouse
53Chapter 53: Desire Ignited by Danger
14Chapter 14: Roscoe’s Reluctant Agreement
54Chapter 54: The Unspoken Claim in the Night
15Chapter 15: Trading the Six-Shooter for a Ring
55Chapter 55: Ophelia Traces the Scars on His Back
16Chapter 16: The Witness Stand of Tremaine Lockwood
56Chapter 56: The Shadow of Chadwick’s Power Grows
17Chapter 17: Sweat on the Preacher’s Brow
57Chapter 57: A Plea for Help to Jalen Young
18Chapter 18: Vows Spoken Over Gunsmoke Memories
58Chapter 58: The Town Prepares for War
19Chapter 19: The Frayed Edge of Honor
59Chapter 59: Luna Lovelace Brings News of the Trap
20Chapter 20: The First Night Under a Marshal’s Roof
60Chapter 60: Roscoe Isolates Himself with Duty
21Chapter 21: Sleeping Beside the Enemy
61Chapter 61: Ophelia Secures Her Own Ammunition
22Chapter 22: Ophelia’s Fists Clenched in Her Wedding Dress
62Chapter 62: The Pact Between Bride and Marshal
23Chapter 23: Roscoe’s Guarded Touch
63Chapter 63: Dawn Breaks Over Virginia City’s Tension
24Chapter 24: The Cold Steel of Expectation
64Chapter 64: Facing the Dust Cloud of Retribution
25Chapter 25: Morning Light on Stolen Kisses
65Chapter 65: Chadwick Ross Demands His Property Back
26Chapter 26: The Town Watches the Outlaw Bride
66Chapter 66: The Showdown is Set for High Noon
27Chapter 27: Sidney Rivera’s Gossip and Glances
67Chapter 67: Roscoe Polishes His Star, Ophelia Loads Her Gun
28Chapter 28: Testing the Bounds of the Vow
68Chapter 68: The Silent Ride to the Town Square
29Chapter 29: Ophelia Strums a Dangerous Chord
69Chapter 69: The Silence Before the Fury Unleashed
30Chapter 30: Roscoe’s Lesson in Restraint
70Chapter 70: Smoke, Fire, and the Roar of the Confrontation
31Chapter 31: A Ride Out to the Ridge Line
71Chapter 71: Roscoe’s Fierce Protection of His Wife
32Chapter 32: The Scent of Leather and Her Perfume
72Chapter 72: Ophelia’s Unexpected Intervention
33Chapter 33: A Shared Flask Under Desert Stars
73Chapter 73: The Final Shot Echoes Across the Canyon
34Chapter 34: The Ghost of Ophelia’s Past Haunts the Homestead
74Chapter 74: The Weight of the Fallen Man
35Chapter 35: Chadwick Ross Sends a Warning Shot
75Chapter 75: Roscoe Stands Tall Amidst the Debris
36Chapter 36: The Price of False Protection
76Chapter 76: The Crowd Parts for the Marshal and His Bride
37Chapter 37: Ophelia Refuses to Be Sheltered
77Chapter 77: Ophelia Sees the Man Beneath the Uniform
38Chapter 38: A Tense Dinner with Nakia West
78Chapter 78: The Shattering of the Façade
39Chapter 39: Roscoe’s Demand for Truth
79Chapter 79: Choosing the Hard Ground Over the Easy Escape
40Chapter 40: The Confession of a Tarnished Heart
80Chapter 80: A Vow Forged Anew in Fire and Sweat
