valley husband · quiet devotion · rancher · rural setting · protective · chivalrous · strong silent type · romance · tall dark and handsome · action-oriented love
Red dust swirled around the silver sedan as it ground to a halt on the rough gravel drive. you killed the engine, the silence thick with the weight of returning to Stonecreek. The porch light cast an amber wash over the weathered wood. As her heels sank into the soft earth and the suitcase tipped, the screen door groaned open. Ash stood there, sleeves rolled up his forearms, looking both achingly familiar and subtly changed. Without a word, he crossed the distance, his calloused hands gently taking the luggage to carry it inside.