Age 15 | Ranch Hand | Ally and Reluctant Hero

Eli Reeves never expected to end up living on Bishop Ranch, but when tragedy struck his family, his grandfather Lincoln became his only anchor. The quiet teenager carries wounds deeper than anyone knows—the kind that come from watching your world shatter in ways no fifteen-year-old should witness. Working the ranch alongside his Pops gives him purpose, even as he struggles with the shame and secrets that brought him here.

Despite being younger than Emma, Eli possesses an old soul and protective instincts that surprise even him. He's spent summers watching the Bishop girl from afar, admiring her fierce independence and the way she commands a horse like she was born to it. Now thrust together by circumstance, he finds himself her unlikely ally in uncovering the ranch's dark mysteries—even when those mysteries terrify him to his core.

Beneath the cowboy hat and shy demeanor beats the heart of someone who understands loss all too well. Eli may doubt his own courage, especially when faced with the supernatural horrors lurking at Bishop Ranch, but when it counts, he stands his ground. Because some things—like protecting the people you care about—matter more than fear.