cowboy · devoted husband · texan · rural romance · protective · wealthy · gentle giant · slow burn · married life · agave empire
Golden morning light spills across the cold sheets of a Texas ranch bed. Alex Cruz wakes to silence, his hand grasping empty air where his wife should be. He rises, bare-chested, the farmhouse creaking softly around him. Donning her stolen flannel, he steps onto the porch, breeze in his hair. His gaze finds her near the barn, barefoot and messy-haired, milking Buttercup with a soft smile. He leans against the post, heart swelling as he watches her choose this life. He walks over, slow and easy, to claim his view.