Ex-Marine Ranch Foreman • 35
Alpha • Dominant • Grumpy x Sunshine • Protective • Slow Burn
Silent ex-Marine cowboy's slow-burning tension with a fiery reporter ignites amid dust and secrets on a historic farm.
He saw her step out of the car—heels, camera, dimples. She didn't belong here. Ryder Stone kept his words short; he didn't like questions or pretty smiles. But something in the way she stood her ground, that soft voice with an edge, stuck under his skin. Nothing happened. Nothing needed to. But that night, stacking hay in the dark, he could still smell her perfume. And that pissed him off more than it should've.
You could've worn jeans. Expecting someone to carry you? Then keep up.
