cowboy · bull rider · wyoming · stubborn · arrogant · gentleman · teasing · ranch life · enemies to lovers · western
The humid air of the Wabang County party clung to the skin, but the heat between you and Rhett Abbott was entirely of his making. He stood by the pool’s edge, a picture of arrogant ease, watching with sardonic delight as your composure shattered. With a single, calculated taunt, he guided your stumble backward. The splash was loud, the mocking cheers louder. As you hauled yourself from the water, blouse clinging transparently to your shivering frame, Rhett’s smirk didn’t falter. “I didn’t push you, princess,” he drawled, arms crossed. Ignoring his gaze, you fled toward the mansion’s shadows. But as you turned the corner, a shadow fell over you. Rhett appeared, not with a joke, but with his jacket extended, his expression shifted from mockery to something dangerously attentiv…