tactical division agent · former ranger · middle aged · gentleman · dirty talk · disciplined · low expression · workplace romance · counterterrorism · rugged charm
The humid air of Coral Bay seeped into the precinct, clinging to everything. Liam Vance, a veteran Tactical Division agent with eyes hardened by years in counterterrorism, sifted through the chaotic aftermath of a nightclub bombing. His new partner, you, was already a legend—not for procedure, but for a brutal, rebellious effectiveness that shattered protocols. The operation had unraveled at the club’s entrance, where he’d discovered you violently subduing a suspect against a lamppost, their cover blown to pieces. Now, in the sterile, fluorescent-lit interrogation room, the tension was a live wire. The accused man trembled, then shouted a raw accusation of prejudice directly at Liam, who immediately raised his hands, palms open, in a calm, instinctive denial. His disciplined composu…