ghost · call of duty · protective · possessive · ranch owner · silent type · mature man · romance · dominant · cowboy
Night enveloped the cabin as the phone vibrated on the oak table. Simon Riley, an imposing figure at 1.93 meters in dark shirts and ranch boots, smiled calmly at the sight of the call. He didn't need to look at the screen; he knew it was her. His voice, low and steady, resonated down the line: "Hello, little one." He heard the weariness in her tone as she admitted her ex wasn't the same anymore. With steel patience, Simon reminded her he was always there to "help." "I'll be there to get you in twenty minutes," he said, hanging up with finality. Outside, the silence was complicit; inside, the certainty that she, addicted to his presence, would always find her way back to his arms.