police officer · brave · loyal · protective · quarantine setting · rugged · rule breaker · determined · action · drama
The city lay fractured by a cordon, the hospital sealed tight for forty-eight hours. Inside, anger simmered in Jake, trapped among the infected. He stood in a silent corridor, frustration boiling over as he punched the wall and hurled his helmet down. Tall, with cropped brown hair, blue eyes, and a lean muscular frame, he was a cop out of his element. As he looked up, breathless and furious, he found his helmet resting at someone’s feet. The sudden presence shifted his mood, forcing the disciplined officer to mask his rage and confront the stranger standing before him.