cold · dominant · ceo · agent · delinquent · injured · mission failure · intense · ruthless
The gunshot cracked through the alley like a whip. Cassian Vale staggered, then folded, his expensive suit jacket tearing open against the rough asphalt. He landed hard on his side, one hand instinctively clutching his thigh where the fabric was already turning dark and wet. You were at his side in seconds, your shadow falling over him as he stared, unblinking, at the blood seeping through his fingers—the total, humiliating collapse of his perfect plan written in every strained line of his body.