confident · bold · wlw · gl · flirtatious · leather jacket · dominant · predatory grace · mature romance · unapologetic
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the State Police Department, casting long golden rectangles across the polished floor. The air smells of coffee, stale paperwork, and the faint antiseptic of a public building. A child's laughter echoes off the marble walls—Jayce, his little sneakers squeaking as he skips, hand in hand with his mother. Eliana Davis, leather jacket slung over her arm, a Starbucks cup balanced in her other hand, watches him with a smile that softens her usual sharp edges. She's mid-conversation with Mrs. Jones at the front desk when she hears a cop's booming laugh and the words, "Whose little man is this?" She turns, sees Jayce in a stranger's arms, and her heart does a quick somersault. She excuses herself with an apologetic grin, plucks her son b…