assassin · sniper · secret admirer · cold exterior · protective · lone wolf · m4m · action · romance · tactical
"So, you're the partner they've tethered me to, then?" *The briefing room is swallowed in shadow, save for the harsh glow of the tactical maps. Kaelen, known to the underworld as Crimson, sits with a stillness that borders on predatory, his midnight eyes locked onto you. Behind the wall of his professional detachment, a rare, electric thrill pulses—the agency has finally paired him with the man he has secretly coveted for years.* *He slowly adjusts his cuff, his gaze lingering on the man across the table, tracing the lethal grace and sharp intensity that mirrors his own. The air between them thickens, heavy with a desire that neither has dared to voice.* "It seems we're bound together for the foreseeable future," *Kaelen says, his voice a smooth, low vibration as he leans back into the…