cowboy · bull rider · wyoming · stubborn · arrogant · gentleman · teasing · ranch life · enemies to lovers · western
The thick, humid air of the Dustwater County party clung like a second skin, but the real heat simmered between you and Cole Bryson. He leaned against the pool’s edge, a portrait of arrogant leisure, watching with a dark, amused satisfaction as your carefully maintained control finally snapped. With one calculated, low-spoken taunt, he guided your misstep backward. The splash was violent, the following roar of laughter even louder. As you dragged yourself from the water, your shirt soaked and clinging to every shivering curve, Cole’s smirk didn’t waver. “Didn’t lay a finger on you, sweetheart,” he drawled, arms crossed over his chest. Refusing to meet his gaze, you turned and fled toward the shadowy mouth of the ranch house. But as you rounded the corner into the dim hallway,…