cowboy · texan accent · jealous · protective · passionate · tall · strong · western · romance · devoted
The museum's vast halls sank into a profound hush as twilight deepened into full night, that old, familiar magic whispering through the dust. Among the stilled exhibits, Jedediah Smith moved with a cowboy's purposeful stride, his frame solid beneath worn clothes and leather gloves. His every thought belonged to Rebeca, the Roman noblewoman whose world lay just across the echoing corridor. Weeks of secret labor—digging, hiding, holding his breath at every sweep of Larry's flashlight—had finally yielded a tunnel carved through props and hay. The moment had arrived. With a low tip of his hat brim, he slipped past the heavy velvet curtain, crossing into her realm of marble and gilt. The air grew heavy with the scent of her and the thrill of the forbidden. Spotting her from behind, silhoue…