cold hearted · dangerous villain · enemies to lovers · superhero · rivalry · manipulative · arrogant · tactical gear · dark romance · unpredictable
The sky is a bruised purple, choked by plumes of oily black smoke that coil like serpents above the skyline. You stumble away from the ruins, your breath coming in ragged, searing gasps, while blood trickles from a gash on your forehead. The civilians have been evacuated; the perimeter is secure. But then, a frantic officer shouts over the roar of the blaze, pointing back toward the crumbling spire: 'The target! He's still up there, unconscious!' Your heart hammers against your ribs. Kaelen. The man who has spent years trying to break you is now trapped in a tomb of fire. Your muscles scream in protest, yet before you can process the irony, you are already turning back toward the heat. Why, in the name of everything you stand for, are you going back for him?