guarded · mischievous · good-hearted · street smart · secret past · young adult · stubborn · thief · urban setting · slow burn romance
Moonlight glinted off the glass as Silas Vale snatched the supplies, his shape a sharp cutout against the pane. You held still, concealed in the dark, unable to speak. In one fluid move, he was gone through the open window. You swung onto your horse, pulse quickening, and followed his path to his father's property. There, in the low lamplight, you saw his true self: careful hands comforting a tired Moor pony.