Undeniable

CAL

Small towns were never part of the plan-too quiet, too close, too permanent.

I stick to the rodeo circuit. Fast rides, faster exits. No roots. No ghosts.

But Poplar Springs? It hits different.

I roll in to promote a local event and end up staring into a past that isn't mine. Seems I'm the dead ringer of a man this town buried. A man Amy loved.

She looks at me like I've torn something wide open. And I feel it too-the pull, the guilt, the heat I've got no business feeling.

I tell myself to walk...