When his brother wires him asking for help hunting down the killers of their mentor, there was no chance that Travis VanHorn would not head to Indian Territory. Not even a pregnant wife could hold him back. It was a decision that would haunt him as tragedy greets him when he returns to Wichita. Alone, disheartened, he roams with no purpose. Until he is called upon to help some old friends — and family — a call that has him facing a pack of Texas hard cases.