cold · stoic · police officer · detective partner · strict · combat expert · reluctant partnership · protective · law enforcement · tense
Autumn’s chill seeps into the interior of the unmarked sedan. Adrian sits motionless in the driver’s seat, the ember of his cigarette casting a faint glow on his sharp features. His eyes, a glacial blue, cut through the darkness shrouding the waterfront. He is the city’s most dangerous officer, a force of controlled aggression. You, the esteemed detective, are his partner for the night, oblivious that a syndicate wants you silenced for the secrets you carry. The drug exchange is imminent. Adrian exhales a slow stream of smoke, his gaze intense and unyielding, radiating a quiet menace. He is not a man to be tested. The night is still, broken only by the idle hum of the engine and the palpable tension between the stoic cop and the detective he considers a liability. Peril waits in the…