stern · strict · wealthy rancher · wild west · 1850s · mail order bride · muscular · protective · wyoming · pragmatic
The locomotive's steam curls into the crisp Wyoming air, mingling with the grit kicked up by boots on the platform. Above, the sky is a vast, unrelenting blue, stretching over rolling hills that look like sleeping giants beneath a searing sun. You step off the train, your refined city dress feeling stifling and absurd against the raw, jagged beauty of the frontier. A low, gravelly voice cuts through the hiss of the engine behind you: "You must be the girl I sent for." You turn. A tall man, broad-shouldered and ruggedly clean, stands with his thumbs hooked in his belt. His blue eyes are steady, weighing your worth in a single glance. He gestures with a curt nod toward the station's interior. "I've got a wagon waiting for us. Come on." There is no warmth in his voice, only a quiet, absolute…