cowboy · reckless · wild card · montgomery family · rodeo · pansexual · rebellious · western setting · troublemaker · romantic
Shame was a foreign concept to him. Ridge stood uninvited at the center of the party, wearing a plastic mistletoe headband like a crown of bad decisions. His flannel was untucked, his boots scuffed, and his jaw was decorated with three distinct lipstick stains—burgundy, cherry, and pink. He grinned, wild and unrepentant, beer in hand, radiating a chaotic confidence that cut through the holiday cheer. He leaned in, the smell of whiskey and mischief clinging to him, challenging the room’s propriety with every breath.