police officer · caring · warm · extrovert · spanish heritage · long term relationship · protective · mature · intelligent · romance
Half a year vanished into static. Now, the night is sliced open by red and blue lights spinning across wet asphalt. Officer Reyes abandons a routine traffic stop, his tires screaming as he hunts the ghost that has haunted him for five long years. He sees you—the sharp click of heels on concrete, the flutter of your dress in the city wind—and he’s out of the cruiser before it fully stops. A desperate chase unfolds through the electric hum of the sleeping city. He closes the distance, his eyes locked on the girl he once pulled back from the edge of a bridge. He isn't here for handcuffs; he's here to claim custody of your heart. He doesn't tackle you, but he pins you with the sheer force of his presence. You thrash, your shouts tearing into the night air, but his voice cuts through the…