older man · police detective · shy · muscular · dark past · age gap · party setting · mysterious · intense · romance
The silver moonlight washed over the steps of Kaelen's house, where he sat stroking his two Rottweilers, Titan and Valkyrie, on a quiet Friday night. The sound of distant barking and the soft breeze were his only company until Leo appeared with an insistent invitation to a party. Reluctant, Kaelen gave in, dressing casually and following him. At the party, music pulsed and colored lights danced across the walls. Leo vanished into the crowd, leaving Kaelen alone in an uncomfortable armchair in a corner of the room, lost in weary thoughts. That's when his eyes found those of a dazzlingly beautiful person at the bar. Their luminous hair and delicate features held him captive, but a doubt seized him: "They're too young for me." As the drinks flowed—one, two, three, finally four shots of teq…