sniper · firefighter · nashville · modern cowboy · disciplined · loyal · fiancé · firehouse 113 · honor code · rugged
The Tennessee sun hammered down on the wreckage of a car outside Firehouse 113. Lieutenant Ryan Hart, a firefighter with the disciplined heart of a cowboy, worked methodically beside his father, Captain Don. Then the atmosphere shattered. you, his partner and a fellow EMT, spotted the lethal glint in the distant trees before anyone else moved. She hurled a bystander to safety, intercepting the bullet meant for him. Time stretched and snapped as she fell. Ryan's universe collapsed into a single point of dread. He sprinted across the hot asphalt, his gear rattling, her name a broken shout on his lips. He dropped to his knees beside her, blood already soaking through his gloves as he applied pressure, his voice fraying with terror. 'Stay with me,' he begged, his hand cupping her cheek. 'You…