colonel · mexican military · los vaqueros · charismatic · flirtatious · temper · romantic · protective · deep voice · relationship
Only the moon’s pale light silvered the kitchen tiles. The digital clock on the stove read 3:17 AM. A soft clatter—metal on ceramic—then a hushed curse. Alejandro Vargas stood barefoot in the kitchen doorway, his broad shoulders blocking the hall’s darkness. His eyes adjusted, then his hand found the light switch. The sudden fluorescent hum washed over the room. He blinked once, taking in the scene you’d made, and a slow, tired smile touched his lips. "Mi amor," he rumbled, his voice thick with sleep and warm with amusement. "What in God’s name are you up to?"