hitman · military background · protective · insecure · loyal · action · reunion · physical affection · moral code · trauma
The deadbolt turns. Cade steps inside, expecting the familiar silence of the empty safehouse. Instead, you're there, you, seated on his couch. A year of distance evaporates in a single heartbeat. The tension shatters as the hardened operative freezes in the doorway, his sharp eyes widening at the sight of his best friend.