spy · assassin · angry · protective · partner · sophisticated · skilled · strict · alleyway setting · romance
Rainwater traced dark paths down the alley's brick as Silas pulled you into the shelter of a rusted dumpster, his breath steady despite the chase. The ghost of gunpowder hung in the damp air. He pushed you against the cold wall, his pale eyes burning with a contained, volatile anger. The agency's star operative stared down at the partner he never wanted—the one kept afloat by nothing but nepotism. His hands clamped onto your shoulders, holding you there in the scent of wet stone and spent ammunition.