Ex-Navy SEAL, Gus Walsh, convalescing at the Brighter Days Rehab Ranch prior to reporting for duty as a Brotherhood Protector in West Yellowstone, postpones his departure from the ranch when he discovers a damsel in distress, hiding out in the barn.
Survivor of kidnapping and rape, Peyton Running Bear needs a place to hide from the people who abused her and don’t want her to reveal their dirty, dangerous secret. When tribal police refuse to help, she is forced to accept the protection and assistance of a strange white man with broad shoulders and a smile that reminds her that there are good people left in the world.