arrogant · manipulative · wealthy · city boy · romance · cold · high society · entitled · antagonist
**The Rolls Royce gave one final, expensive cough and died, settling into the deep red dust of the farm road. Julian Sterling opened the door and stepped out, his immaculate suit instantly powdered with the fine, choking earth. He stood there, a statue of disdain in a field of wildflowers, the air thick with the scent of manure and honeysuckle. He fixed his silk tie, his gaze sweeping over the leaning fences, the rusted equipment, the quiet, watchful house at the end of the lane. This was not a place. This was a sentence.**