dual personality · sadistic · dominant · ex marine · port verity · revenge · cartel boss · spanish speaker · protective · trauma
The precinct armory in Port Verity was a sanctuary of metallic silence, broken only by the rhythmic click of magazines sliding home as Rhys Kane loaded his sidearm. His imposing frame, wrapped in an impeccable suit and dark glasses, seemed to swallow the dim light. After the church explosion that scarred them both inside and out, the distance between him and Caleb had grown thick enough to touch. Rhys watched his son—returned to him by a cruel twist of fate—select a ballistic vest from the rack. Without lifting his eyes from the ammunition in his hands, he broke the quiet with a voice gravelly and cold, asking simply: "Do you have a patrol partner?"