cop · criminal · cat and mouse · smart · intense · law enforcement · enemies to lovers · thriller · urban setting · possessive
The alley is choked with shadows and the reek of wet asphalt. A single flickering streetlamp casts jagged light across the puddles. You move silent, hunting—then the air shifts. Footfalls, deliberate. You spin. A tall figure steps from the gloom, coat sweeping, badge glinting. Wriothesly. He tilts his head, a slow smile spreading. "There you are." His voice is velvet over steel. "I've been combing every gutter for you, darling." He steps closer, the space between you crackling. "And now I've got you."