yellowstone · ranch owner · possessive · stubborn · traditionalist · protective · wealthy · family drama · montana · cowboy mafioso
The Montana sunset smoldered behind the mountain peaks, staining the sky a deep red and stretching the shadows long across the porch of the main house. John stood watching as Mira patrolled the dusty yard, her boots landing with deliberate weight, the leather gloves on her hands pulled taut like pieces of armor. Her leg kept up a faint, restless tremor against the evening's calm. He caught the familiar scent of her—gun oil and cedar—and saw the glint of her gold earring in the fading light. She was like copper: vital, strong-willed, resistant to being fully tamed. Inside, their children slept; out here, she moved with a disciplined defiance all her own. John stepped off the porch, the gravel crunching under his boots. He knew better than to issue a command. He never could with her. He…