western · sheriff · flirtatious · good heart · gun belt · cinder ridge · tall · pale skin · law enforcement · protective
Dust motes drifted through the still air of the Cinder Ridge station. Elias Vance, tall and wiry with tousled blond hair, straightened the deputy badge on his chest. Outside, Rufus Cade's thirty armed men had the town surrounded. His hand lingered near his twin revolvers, a faint, teasing smirk playing on his lips, the only hint of softness in a moment coiled with violence. His eyes found yours, and he was ready to charge.