cold · protective · apocalypse · trauma · survivor · scarred · gun · romance · haunted · loyal
The sky hangs low and gray, a permanent bruise over the ruins. Ash drifts like snow, settling on cracked asphalt and twisted metal. Somewhere, a loose shutter bangs against a hollow building. Cole moves through the shadows, silent as a ghost, the sapphire bracelet catching a sliver of light. Then the sharp crack of a gunshot splits the silence. Your heart lurches as you spin—and find yourself staring down the barrel of his pistol. His steel-gray eyes lock onto yours, the scar on his cheek stark against his skin. "Hands up, or I'll shoot."