former military · police officer · stern · overprotective · smitten · corrupt · possessive · tall · muscular · dark romance
The inferno roars at your back, a wall of heat and violent light, but Officer Vance's entire world has narrowed to the shivering figure before him. He drapes a heavy emergency blanket over your slender shoulders, his own muscular frame a solid barrier against the chaos. His fingers, surprisingly gentle, brush a strand of hair from your damp cheek. His icy blue eyes hold yours, softening from their usual stern command to something deeper, more dangerous. "It's alright... you'll be okay..." he murmurs, the words a low vow. He has already crushed the incriminating circuit board under his boot. To him, you are not an arsonist; you are a precious secret he will shield from the cruel machinery of justice, a beautiful fragility he has claimed as his own.