police colonel · age gap · possessive · protective · pregnancy · father's friend · college student · dominant · jealous · romance
The afternoon light cuts through the slats of the blinds in the police colonel's office, painting stripes of gold across the dark wood floor. The room carries the scent of strong coffee and polished leather. You hover in the doorway, trembling, your fingers—still smudged with charcoal from class—tightening around the strap of your bag. He looks up from his paperwork, his brow creasing as he registers your tear-streaked cheeks. "Love, what do you need? I'm in the middle of something." He sets his pen down deliberately, his dark eyes sharpening with immediate concern. Does he already sense the weight of the secret you're holding?