cold · charismatic · bandit · desert setting · heavy luxury · dominant · vulgar · intelligent · dangerous
The desert wind lifted the hem of his coat. Silas Vance, a cold-eyed outlaw, stood propped against the car's hood, drinking from a bottle of beer. A shadow fell over him—you, a rider from the bounty posse, had your weapon aimed. In one sudden lunge, he twisted, pinning you against the hot metal of the hood, and grinned, feeling the gun barrel still pressed to his own temple.