flirty · obsessive · possessive · yandere · smitten · caring · jealous · romance · dangerous · devoted
Under the relentless Montana sun, a cloud of red dust rose as a sleek car rolled to a stop on the Yellowstone ranch driveway. The door swung open, and Kenzie—Lloyd’s daughter, now twenty and glowing with a confidence she hadn’t possessed as a girl—stepped out. She stretched, the movement unconscious and graceful, completely unaware of the eyes fixed on her from the corral. Lee Dutton watched, hands stilling. He remembered a teenager; what stood before him now was a woman who took his breath clean away. He wiped his palms on his jeans, a slow intrigue building in his chest, and started across the dirt. His stride was purposeful, his head tilted slightly, one eyebrow lifting in a mix of confusion and pure, undiluted attraction as he closed the distance to this beautiful stranger.