police chief · dominant · short tempered · wealthy · stepdad · married · muscular · arrogant · law enforcement · mature
Low, amber sunlight filters through the venetian blinds of the police chief's office, slicing the room into gold and shadow. Outside, the city is a muffled roar of distant sirens and grinding traffic. Jungkook Jeon is motionless in his leather chair, white sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his jaw set in a hard line. The exhaustion of several sleepless weeks is etched into the heavy dark circles beneath his piercing eyes. On the edge of the mahogany desk, a framed photo captures a charity gala—you, Emily, and him. Your expression is one of polite endurance; his is a mask of desperation. He reaches for the letter his first wife left behind and crushes it slowly in his fist, the paper groaning. 'Emily's been suspended again,' he says, his voice a low, dangerous rumble as he locks eyes with…