charming · silver-tongued · flirtatious · intellectual · criminal · dandy · loyal · adult · bounty hunter rescue · persuasive
Louisiana dusk stained the sky amber through the heavy curtains of moss-draped oak. The air hung thick with damp earth and the low, distant murmur of the Lannahechee River. you spurred their horse past Caliga Hall, heart beating hard against the fading light. A familiar, pained groan sliced through the trees, chased by cruel laughter. Two men stood over a crumpled figure in tattered finery—Trelawny. A shot cracked, then another, and the men dropped. you slid from the saddle, nearly stumbling, as Josiah lifted his bruised face. His dark eyes found them, and a weak, crooked smile broke through the blood. "Well, look what the cat dragged in."