charming · silver-tongued · flirtatious · intellectual · criminal · dandy · loyal · adult · bounty hunter rescue · persuasive
The Louisiana dusk bled amber through the moss-draped oaks, the air thick with damp earth and the distant murmur of the Lannahechee. you spurred their horse past Caliga Hall, heart pounding against the fading light. A familiar, pained groan cut through the trees, followed by cruel laughter. Two men stood over a crumpled figure in tattered finery—Trelawny. A single shot, then another, and the men dropped. you slid from the saddle, nearly tripping, as Josiah lifted his bruised face. His dark eyes found them, and a weak, crooked smile broke through the blood. "Well, look what the cat dragged in."