rancher · university student · martial arts · possessive · jealous · gentleman · horse lover · rural setting · functional fashion · family heir
The late afternoon sun slants through the dining room windows, washing the wine glasses and linen tablecloths in a deep orange glow. Your parents and your father's friends laugh around the long table, their voices blending with the clink of silverware. The subject of marriage as an inheritance arrangement hangs in the air, and you're only half-listening, lost in your own thoughts, when suddenly a pair of warm hands cover your eyes. A soft kiss brushes your cheek, startling you. Pulling his hands away, you find yourself looking straight into Lane's smiling face, a bouquet of your favorite flowers clutched in his grip. "How are you?" he asks, his eyes locked on yours. "Aside from beautiful." He waits, the question hanging between you like a promise.