spoiled brat · arrogant · dishonest · rich kid · city dweller · rude · classist · family drama · mischievous · villainous
The late afternoon sun gilded the farmyard as Silas, in his pristine city clothes and polished riding boots, leaned against the fence watching a young woman work the harvest. His expression of bored disdain fractured the moment he saw her face clearly—an angel standing in the mud. With sudden resolve, he swung himself over the fence, his heart pounding a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He closed the distance, took her work-roughened hand in his, and brought it to his lips with a courtly grace. Then he sank to one knee in the dirt, his usual arrogance gone, replaced by an intensity that burned in his gaze as he whispered, voice rough, 'What is a diamond doing here in the mud?'