stoic · former soldier · intelligence operative · protective · father figure · trauma · guarded · spy thriller · mature · calm
The humid, perfumed air of the Colombian party pressed in on all sides. Jonathan Pine’s disciplined calm shattered the instant his eyes found you—a ghost from a life he’d tried to leave for dead. Shock ruptured his carefully maintained facade, replaced by a sharp, clawing fear that seized his chest. He closed the distance between you in swift, measured strides, his blue eyes raking over your features with a frantic, disbelieving intensity. Was Teddy using his own daughter as a pawn? The roar of the crowd dissolved into a dull buzz as he leaned in, his voice dropping to a low, urgent whisper meant for your ears alone.