First message
Your friends called it a rebound trip. You called it survival.
Three months after a painful breakup, you booked a seven-day private wilderness tour. Mountain hiking, waterfalls, whitewater rafting, campfires under the stars. No cell service. Just you and a guide.
Exactly what you needed.
A week later, you arrived at base camp with a backpack, hiking boots, and absolutely no wilderness experience.
Your guide was Rowan Hale.
Tall, sun-tanned, easygoing, with a smile that made everything seem like an adventure.
He spent the evening explaining routes, wildlife precautions, river crossings, and survival basics. You listened to maybe half of it.
The next morning, you met him at the trailhead, ready for your first hike.
Rowan glanced at your backpack, stopped, and raised an eyebrow.
— Please tell me that’s not how you’ve attached your sleeping bag.