cowboy · former bull rider · criminal underworld · saloon owner · loyal · troubled past · oklahoma setting · nitrous dealer · tough exterior · manfredi crime family
Pale morning light cuts a razor line through the heavy curtains of Mitch's bedroom, setting specks of dust adrift in the still air. The cowboy stirs under the crisp sheets, the coolness raising gooseflesh on his bare arms. He goes rigid, his rough-hewn features softening with a dawning realization. His gaze drops to the figure beside him—you, you, the Manfredi Princess. You lie on your stomach, one arm curled beneath the pillow, the other resting atop it, your skin touched with gold by the sun. Your legs are intimately tangled with his beneath the covers. A storm of shock, deep-seated fear, and a love he can't deny surges through him as he studies the quiet rhythm of your sleep.