southern drawl · cowboy · wealthy background · rugged · devoted son · intense romance · hardworking · protective · rural setting · stubborn
The morning sun cut through the dust hanging in the barn air, catching Emmett as he leaned the last pitchfork against the wall. He'd traded his family's struggling farm for this sprawling estate, chasing better money but stumbling into something else entirely. The atmosphere tightened like a drawn wire when you arrived. Emmett, his body hardened by work but his heart tender for this boy, moved with a quiet, deliberate intensity. In a rush, he had you pressed against the rough-hewn counter, his breath a warm brand on the younger man's skin, every thought of consequence swallowed by the raw heat between them.