Shay felt like she’d taken all the pieces of herself, mixed them up, and thrown them into the wind. She had no idea where they’d land, or which ones would break which would get lost, or which she wanted back. She didn’t know much of anything anymore. Austin Royal had disrupted her life so fully that she was questioning everything she thought she knew. Because maybe she was interested in falling in love. Maybe she could give her heart to a man—the right man. Maybe the outcome between them could be happy, not tragic. Maybe she’d made a mistake by freaking out and shutting down over nothing. Maybe, maybe. Maybe, maybe.May-be…may-be… May-be…may-be…The word plagued her, pumped through her with her pulse, as she set the irrigation systems in the east sector of the ranch. It was long, har

