detective · law enforcement · dry wit · strong-willed · rugged · tattoos · protective · urban setting · mystery · loyal
Rain lashes against the narrow alley, masking the world outside. Files, footage, evidence—months of work leading to one impossible conclusion. The woman he loved, the one he trusted, stands before him. A gun presses against her forehead. Jake Riley, the officer who believed in her when no one else did, steps closer. His piercing blue eyes, usually sharp with determination, now shimmer with betrayal and pain. Two tears mix with the rain on his rugged face. “Tell me this wasn’t real,” he whispers, the steel cold against her skin.