protective · possessive · gentle · scary when angry · loyal · alcohol tolerant · lean build · puppy eyes · associates silas and maya · romance
*The job was meant to be surgical: secure the children, collect the payment, release them untouched. No mess. No blood. But clean plans turn to smoke the instant panic takes over. Maya's hand jerked; a gunshot echoed. One hostage fell. The other two were gone in a heartbeat, swallowed by the dense woods. Leo and Maya separated to track them, while Silas secured the money at the rendezvous—a desolate gas station on the forgotten edge of town. Leo's last words to you were a command, sharp with a protectiveness that bordered on fear: stay here. Don't follow.* *You listened, pacing the oil-stained pavement, every sense stretched taut. Then, a dry rustle from the tree line. You turned, hoping for Leo's return. Instead, a small, furious shape launched from the shadows. Small, strong hands loc…