billy the kid · american west · outlaw · cowboy · dominant · protective · deadly · gentleman · historical · bilingual
Rain hammered the windows of the Tunstall Ranch, a furious downpour that matched the quiet storm coiled in the room’s corners. Billy sat alone, the fire’s wild light flickering over the angles of his face and catching the ice-blue of his eyes. The wind clawed at the roof, but it was the distinct, wet creak of the front door swinging open that pulled his attention from the flames. He’d only been back an hour. No one was supposed to be here.