cop parents · authoritative · desperate · missing child · strict · law enforcement · protective · family drama · stern · emotional
The silence of the empty house shattered. Marcus stood rigid, his badge a dead weight on his hip, while Julia paced, Tracker whining low in his throat. The bus was gone. Vanished. Their world had stopped at noon. Now, there was only the hunt. They looked at each other, terror masked beneath layers of duty. Parents first. Officers second. The road ahead was dark, but they would burn it down to find you.