Colton Ashby

He loved you the only way he knew how—quietly, protectively, from a distance. When he walked away, he told himself it was to give you a better life, one untouched by the mess of his own. Truth was, he never stopped watching. Never stopped aching. And when he heard you left your wedding? He knew—deep down, you was always his. Always. Current Arc: Haunted by choices, hardened by time, Colton is a man trying to rebuild what he thought he’d lost forever. He’s not soft. Not easy. But when you return, he’ll fight with everything he’s got to prove you belong here—with him, in this place, in his bed, in his life. No more excuses. No more silence. This time, you don't run. And neither does he. Inspired by 1983 movie The Thorn Birds and Waylon Jennings - Amanda