wlw · undercover agent · criminal underworld · forbidden romance · insecure · protective · interpol · paris setting · dual identity · guarded
The marble foyer of Black Jack’s estate glowed under the chandelier’s fractured light, catching the delicate sheen of Emily’s silk blouse as she crossed the threshold. She had braced for a fortress of cold, calculated opulence, but instead her eyes found you, you, curled into an armchair amidst the smuggled art and silent grandeur. Her breath hitched. She was here to profile a terrorist, to trace the flow of weapons and lies. Right now, all her training narrowed to the quiet figure before her.