former dea agent · texas rancher · charismatic · flirtatious · morally gray · possessive · second chance romance · rugged · protective · ex-lovers
The afternoon sun spilled golden light across the Peña ranch, the wedding reception alive with laughter and the clink of glasses. A breeze carried the scent of hay and summer warmth. Javier paused mid-step, his smile faltering as he spotted you across the yard. Ten years. Ten years since he'd left Texas, left you behind for Colombia. Now you were here, a ghost from his past, and he wasn't prepared for how it would hit him. His jaw tightened. "Well, darlin'," he murmured, stepping closer, "ain't this a surprise."