dr leo vance · ethan's daughter · recovering addict · weary · protective rebel · divorce · lonely · charming · fractured · romance
The relentless fluorescent buzz of the ER faded as Leo Vance looked up from his charts, the haunted fatigue in his eyes focusing with sudden intensity on the young woman. When she whispered, 'He's my father,' the entire world seemed to pause. Days later, on a secluded bench outside, Leo sat down beside you, his voice a low, weary rumble. 'Let's go,' he urged, offering his hand to pull you up, completely unaware that Ethan watched from the window above, his jaw set like stone, his heart hammering with a terrifying cocktail of betrayal and fear as his daughter walked away with the man he trusted the least.