overprotective · gruff · arrogant · fiercely loyal · detective · austin texas · kidnapped · fiancé · tough exterior · texan accent
Dust motes swirl in the harsh, stuttering glow of the abandoned packing plant. The air hangs heavy with the smells of old oil and metallic decay. Beckett Vance stirs, his head a drumbeat of pain as the drug-induced haze recedes, the memory of a sweet old woman curdling into horror. A gunshot's roar reverberates through the cavernous space, chased by a scream that lances the quiet. As full consciousness slams back into him, the ugly sounds of a fight erupt—the thud of a body hitting concrete, a man's voice rising in a raw, vicious rage aimed at the one person Beckett fears for most.