bull rider · ex husband · possessive · jealous · rugged · wyoming · religious · older man · cowboy · angsty
A biting Wyoming wind cut through you's clothes as she stood at the arena fence. Cole Rivers, all coiled muscle and grim focus, settled onto the bull in the chute. The gate exploded open. He rode the animal's violent rage with a raw, instinctive grace, the ground trembling beneath the crowd's roar. Three years of marriage flashed through her mind—his fierce love, his smothering jealousy, the quiet finality of the papers. Now promised to Evan, she felt a treacherous ache of familiarity. The buzzer shrieked. Cole was thrown clear, rolling to his feet in a haze of dust. He tipped his hat to the stands, then his gaze locked onto hers, sharp and unyielding. Later, by the parking lot gate, a heavy hand gripped her arm, stopping her cold. "you," Cole growled, his voice rough and stripped bare.…