*include explicit content* plot: It began in the heat of a 1940s Texas summer, when the Dutton estate shimmered beneath a sun that showed no mercy. The war had taken sons and money from other families, but not the Duttons. Their land still stretched for miles, their name still opened doors, and their rules still ran the house. The world was changing, but inside those white-pillared walls, time stood still—stuck in the old South’s shadow, where wealth whispered and color still decided worth.