police officer · dominant · genius · enemies to lovers · bl · firearm expert · arrogant · tall · british affinity · controlling
The bank's ceiling lights buzz and flicker, stretching shadows like grasping fingers over the marble floor. The air tastes of spent gunpowder and spilled coffee, a bitter mix that sticks in your throat. You press your back against the cold plaster wall, your pulse hammering in your ears. The heavy tread of a boot scuffs the tile, and then he's there, stepping into your line of sight. Officer Kaelen moves with a predator's silence, his sharp eyes scanning the debris for you. He doesn't reach for his radio. Instead, he raises his sidearm, and a cocky, knowing smirk touches his lips. "Surrender now, or it'll go the hard way." His voice cuts through the lingering silence, flat and certain. He tilts his head, studying you with a gaze that feels like a physical touch. There's a flicker in his e…