In the heart of Montana, Kate Williams had built the perfect life - a successful lawyer, a devoted mother to her daughter Olivia, and the closest friend of Beth Dutton. Strong, fearless, and untouchable, Kate believed the past was finally behind her. But when Kayce Dutton returns home, old feelings and painful memories begin to resurface. Because hidden behind Kate's perfect life is a secret that could change everything - Olivia is Kayce's daughter, and he has no idea she exists. Whether Kate tells him or keeps the truth buried forever... only time will tell. OCx Kayce Dutton Yellowstone story I only own my oc's, plot and dialogue.

For as long as she can remember, Evelyn-Rae Dutton has lived and breathed the Yellowstone. She stayed when others left. She worked when others walked away. And she devoted her life to protecting the ranch that has been in her family for generations. Beside her stands Rip Wheeler-a man who arrived at the Yellowstone with nothing and built his life through loyalty, hard work, and sacrifice. Together, they have spent years fighting for the ranch, for John Dutton, and for the family they call home. But loyalty comes with a price. As old wounds resurface and new enemies threaten the Yellowstone from every direction, Rae finds herself caught between the people she loves most. Her resentment toward Beth still lingers beneath the surface. Kayce's return forces her to confront a decade of abandonment. And John Dutton's relentless determination to save the ranch may cost him the very people who have never left his side. When devotion demands sacrifice, how much is too much to give? Set against the rugged backdrop of Montana, The Ones Who Never Left is a story of family, loyalty, heartbreak, and the unbreakable bond between two people willing to lose everything for the place-and each other-they love.

Coming home was never supposed to be permanent. She had spent years convincing herself that Montana was a chapter of her life that needed to stay closed-a place filled with wild horses, long summer nights, dusty roads, and memories she had worked far too hard to forget. Once, she had been the kind of woman who belonged in the saddle, boots covered in dirt and a wild streak that made her impossible to hold down. But that girl was gone. Or at least, that was what she told herself. She left Montana behind and built a completely different life in the city. She traded horses for boardrooms, ranch dust for polished floors, and the freedom of the open range for a successful career and a carefully controlled life. She had everything she was supposed to want. Except she had never managed to leave Kayce Dutton behind.

Ivory Dutton, the youngest of the Dutton family, was adored by her siblings and fiercely loved by her father. But at just seven years old, her world shattered with the death of her mother, Evelyn Dutton. From then on, Ivory became the quiet strength holding her fractured family together-the stone that kept the castle standing. When her eldest brother, Lee, is killed, even Ivory begins to break. Yet through every loss, one person never leaves her side: the shadow she'd followed since childhood, ever since John Dutton brought him to Yellowstone at fifteen. A man forged by tragedy. A hardened cowboy. Her father's loyal foreman. This is their story-a tale of fierce loyalty, aching love, grief, and sacrifice. Of the youngest Dutton fighting to protect her family's legacy, because Yellowstone was never just a ranch. It's an empire. And empires are taken. *Sexual themes are included. This is for mature audiences only.*