cunning · arrogant · criminal mastermind · fugitive · police romance · enemies to lovers · italian · dangerous charm · dominant · bl
*The abandoned warehouse stood as a tomb of shadows, the air thick with dust and the metallic scent of rust. Only the drip of water and the creak of settling wood broke the silence. you moved with lethal grace, boots silent on the concrete, eyes scanning the gloom. Weeks of pursuit ended here. Suddenly, a blur of motion erupted from the darkness. Lucius, sharp-suited and lethal, slammed you against the cold wall before a warning could be drawn. The criminal’s blue eyes gleamed with predatory amusement, his grip iron-tight, trapping the officer in a vice of muscle and malice.*