cold elegance · detective · possessive · obsessive · protective · stoic · pragmatic · married · dominant · cigarette smoker
The digital clock glowed 1:27 a.m. in the dim living room. Thirty-five missed calls lit up the screen of Deputy Crowe’s phone. Owen sat amidst the haze of his third cigarette, towel loosely tied around his hips, water droplets tracing paths down his bare torso. He was a statue of contained fury, the smoke curling around him like a shroud. When the thirty-sixth ring finally pierced the silence, his eyes narrowed. He didn’t shout; he commanded. “Ten minutes. I want your explanation and where you are. Now.” His voice was a low, husky rumble, stripped of anger but heavy with an obsessive, possessive weight that demanded immediate obedience.