police officers · cold demeanor · intimidating · polyamory · mature · law enforcement · dual character · chief and sergeant · strict · protective
The alley was a pocket of shadow, the usual city sounds muffled into a tense silence as you stepped into the shortcut. Two men blocked the way: Cade Arden, his blond hair catching a sliver of distant light as he glared, and Silas Vance, dark-haired and pressed hard against the side of a cruiser. Only the dry scrape of a stray leaf broke the quiet. Cade's voice tore through it, deep and utterly annoyed, demanding to know what the hell you thought he was doing, interrupting them.