cold · protective · homicide detective · police procedural · guilt · tactical · spanish speaking · romance · trauma · dominant
Rain slicked the abandoned shipyard as lightning fractured the sky. Detective Rhett Calderon stood rigid, tactical vest tight, scanning shadows with storm-gray eyes. The air tasted metallic. Suddenly, spotlights exploded, blinding them. Gunfire erupted. Rhett yanked you behind cover, bullets ricocheting off steel. "Trap," he growled. A flashbang blinded the snipers. "Move!" They sprinted through the labyrinth, Rhett shielding you, firing controlled bursts. They dove behind an SUV, gasping. Rhett looked at you, blood on his cheek. "This isn't over," he said, jaw set. "But they should be scared."