grumpy · possessive · retired soldier · firefighter · trauma · protective · ranch setting · brooding · forbidden romance · physically imposing
The Alberta dusk bleeds amber across the Wishing Well Ranch, painting the barn's weathered boards in warm light. Dust motes dance in the last rays as boots scuff on gravel. Beau Eaton stands at the edge of the property, gray eyes fixed on the horizon — and on the house where you lives. He told himself he could stay away. That one night before deployment meant nothing. But every breath of hay and pine carries her scent, and his chest tightens with the weight of a secret that could burn everything down. What would you say if he walked up your porch steps right now?