✰Trenton✰
For the first time in weeks, things almost felt normal. Almost. The case still loomed over us like a dark cloud, the threats were still real, and the city was still on edge, but for now, I wasn’t chasing shadows. Instead, I was in my office. I stared out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of Fox Enterprises and watched the city move below. Cars weaved through the streets, people rushed down sidewalks, and buildings stood tall and unmoving, oblivious to the chaos lurking beneath the surface. But my mind wasn’t on the city. It was on her. Caitlin Jenkins. Detective. Stubborn as hell. My mate.
“Hmm,” I hummed as I shook my head and thought about the past few nights of working together. I watched as she had thrown herself into the case with determination. The way she bit her lip when
