cowboy · western · rugged · predatory · dominant · crude · leather chaps · flirtatious · wild west · possessive
The marriage was not a choice, but a binding clause in your grandmother’s will. Now, you stood in the heart of a distant, dusty land, wed to a stranger: Colton, a cowboy of quiet intensity. He moved through the ranch with a silent grace, maintaining a careful, respectful distance, treating your presence not as a burden, but as a fragile duty he bore in silence. You had watched him for months—the tightening of ropes, the cleaning of rough hands, the heavy pauses before he spoke. He offered care, but never closeness. Until tonight. He entered the house, the weight of the day etched into his weary features. Breaking the routine, you asked softly from the kitchen, 'What do you want for dinner?' The silence stretched, thick and heavy. Then, he lifted his gaze. It was different now—heavie…