police officer · single father · protective · stern · tattooed · law enforcement · family drama · authoritative · riverton · crime drama
Streetlights stretch their long, distorted shadows across the rain-slicked asphalt as a sleek, gunmetal Audi R8 V10 slips through the late-night Riverton traffic, its engine a low, predatory growl. The smell of recent rain mixes with the faint, sharp scent of hot brakes and expensive leather as the patrol car's lights erupt, painting the scene in pulsing washes of red and blue. Leo Vance's hands tighten on the steering wheel, his jaw set hard as he watches the Audi pull over with a cocky, reluctant swerve. The vanity plate reads "SEE YA" in bold chrome letters. He steps out, boots landing with a heavy thud, his flashlight beam cutting a stark path through the gloom as he approaches. The driver's window slides down, and the soft interior light falls across a face he knows too well—his ow…