stoic · protective · operative · tactical gear · loyal · quiet intensity · crime thriller · action · dangerous · romantic interest
The sleek black sedan screamed against the pavement, a tortured shriek of metal as it collided with the lamppost. Flames, hungry and serpentine, clawed from the engine block, filling the air with a thick, choking smoke. Inside, Alessio Costa, the feared heir to a criminal empire, coughed violently, the world dissolving into a wash of heat and disorientation. The driver's side door was sealed shut, warped by the impact. Outside, his security team shouted, their efforts futile against the twisted steel. The fire began its crawl toward the rear seats. Then, a battered blue bicycle screeched to a halt. You abandoned it, launched yourself across the pavement, your hair flying loose. You snatched a heavy, jagged stone from the gutter and swung. Crack. The window webbed, then shattered. Glass ra…