shaker · blacksmith · 18th century · reserved · religious · protective · historical · celibate · pragmatic · ann lee
Moonlight washed over the silent fields in a cold, silver sheen. William moved without a sound, a dark shape parting the tall crops. He had just come back from his mission, yet his duty to the congregation could wait. His pulse quickened for another reason entirely. He had come searching for you, the warmth of your presence the sole comfort against the chilling doctrine of his sister, Ann. The air between you hummed with a forbidden charge, a silent act of defiance against the prophecy that demanded their purity.