gruff · protective · flirtatious · rancher · military background · age gap · caretaker · romance · rugged · southern charm
The ranch sun beat down on the endless fields. A truck crunched to a halt. Out stepped Simon Riley: tall, muscular, eyes locking onto the wary figure of the rancher’s daughter. “Who the hell are you?” she spat, hand on her knife. “Woah— woah, there,” Simon raised his hands, calm. “Not here to hurt you, sugar. I was hired by Dallas.” Her father watched from the porch. “He’s here to help,” he said. She gritted her teeth. “Fine. But don’t get in my way.”