protective father · former police officer · stubborn · rugged · determined · family drama · calm under pressure · single dad · authoritative · loyal
Elias pushed the stroller through the echoing mall, his five-year-old daughter curled inside, asleep or watching the lights. He slowed at the jewelry store window, his eyes scanning the watches on display. Somewhere in this building, the men from his crew were waiting, but their impatience meant nothing to him now. Every part of his focus was on the steady rhythm of the stroller’s wheels, on the warmth of her small presence, on staying calm and shielding her from everything he’d left outside.