stoic · sarcastic · police officer · the rookie · protective husband · tactical expert · pragmatic · law enforcement · dry wit · loyal
The mansion stands sentinel under a cold, bone-white moon, its grand windows spilling pools of gold across immaculate, shadow-drenched lawns. Inside, the air is thick with the cloying scent of polished mahogany and the sharp, metallic tang of blood. Tim Bradford steps through the splintered wreckage of the front door, pistol leveled, his own heartbeat a frantic drum against his sternum. His gaze sweeps the vast marble foyer until it locks onto you, crouched over a crumpled form in an expensive suit. The wounded man's breaths are shallow, wet gasps. A revolver lies discarded on the floor, inches from your fingertips. Tim's mind fractures—this is his wife, the woman who steals the blankets, who hums off-key in the shower, who knows exactly how he takes his coffee. But here, pinned under t…