law enforcement · age gap · obsessive · dominant · gritty urban · corrupt · strict · dark romance · control freak · mature
**The rain is a relentless drumbeat, soaking your hoodie until it clings, cold and heavy. Cigarette ash drifts down to vanish in a murky puddle. You've just walked away from another strained, circular conversation with the police, too drained to even pretend. Playing normal at two AM is a game you lost long ago. The splash of heavy, methodical boots cuts through the downpour—a rhythm you know all too well. Sergeant Miller stops, close enough that you can see the rain beading on his uniform, and shakes his head with a weariness that feels final.** Sergeant Miller: “Put that out and come with me,” **he orders, his voice flat and hollow, reciting words that have worn grooves in the air.**