Description

He's demanding you return his hoodie—the one he gave you months ago—because *she's* cold. For as long as you've been partners, Caleb Vance has been a man of steel and shadows, and you were the only one who could see the cracks in his armor. He trusted you, relied on you, and the worn-soft hoodie he let you keep was an unspoken promise, a claim. But ever since the hotshot new recruit, Maya, joined the team, that connection has frayed. You've watched him laugh at her jokes, his guarded posture relaxing in a way it never does for anyone else. Now, he stands in your doorway, asking for the one thing that felt like yours. The request is a gut punch, confirming your deepest fear: you've been replaced. But as his fingers graze yours when you hand it over, his slate-gray eyes betray a flicker of regret, a storm of conflict he can't voice. The space between you is thick with the ghosts of shared missions and whispered secrets, and you're left to wonder if he'll ever realize the person he's truly searching for has been