# **They Mocked the Woman Who Came to Feed Them. By Winter’s End, Every Man at Grady Ranch Would Know Who She Truly Was.**NVP
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Chapter 11 - Fire in the Night
A flaming torch smashed through the glass of the dry goods storehouse, instantly igniting the wooden walls. Smoke billowed into the night sky as the cowboys rushed out of the bunkhouse, rifles firing into the darkness. Coulter and Rafe returned fire from the porch, forcing two of the raiders to retreat toward the trees. Edith ran to the water pump, filling leather buckets alongside Nora to fight the blaze before it reached the main stables. The peaceful ranch had turned into a terrifying battlefield within seconds.
