Blame It On My Heart

“Some hearts don’t break—they bend back toward the ones worth fighting for.” Edlina Thomas I came back to Grand Cane to settle Mama’s affairs—not to run straight into the man who still makes my heart buck like a wild horse. Shannon Smith is all swagger and silence, the kind of man who forgot how to love but never how to leave a mark. I didn’t survive eight seconds on bulls just to fall for the same mistake twice. But here I am, wondering if I ever should’ve left. Shannon Smith I buried love years ago, right alongside the softer parts of me. Then Edlina came back—grit, grace, and eyes that don’t let me lie. She’s the fire I tried to forget… and the only woman who ever made me believe in forever. I should walk away. But if I lose her again, I won’t survive it. This time, love’s riding bareback—and it’s got everything to lose. Whatever happens just…Blame It on My Heart.