After Tim Bradford wakes from a coma, the world feels different - slower, sharper, more fragile. But nothing rattles him more than Lucy Chen, the woman who stayed by his side when everything went dark coparenting his son Toby which she never knew about. What begins as recovery, gratitude , unplanned break ,deepens into unspoken tension, quiet nights, and an emotional tug-of-war neither of them can name. As shared glances turn to touches, and moments stretch longer than they should, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: if they cross this line, there's no going back. Few parts are little more spicier - read on your own discretion . I tried SMUT but not good at it .I can't do details. lol . I am more FLUF person .Comments welcome. Have a good read.

A weekend away for a police conference forces Tim and Lucy to confront more than just new tactical strategies. What begins as professional tension slowly unravels into something neither of them saw coming - complicated, charged, and impossible to ignore. Some lines blur. Others break. And nothing feels the same after.

A new rookie joins the LAPD sharp, brave, and ready to prove herself. But Lucy Chen carries a secret no one at Mid-Wilshire knows: the tough, unshakeable training officer assigned to her isn't just her mentor... he's her husband. By day, she follows his orders; by night, she finds her home in his arms. They've kept their world hidden behind professionalism and duty,until one fateful moment blows their cover wide open, and love collides head-on with the badge.

Sergeant Tim Bradford runs the LAPD's covert Supernatural Crimes Division (SCD) with cold, absolute control. To the LAPD, he's a veteran cop obsessed with ritual killings and occult crime. In truth, he is Azrael Black, the ancient Lord of the Black Veil, a vampire sovereign tasked with enforcing the terrifying silence between worlds. Bradford uses the SCD as his instrument, keeping the city safe from rogue supernaturals while hiding his own lethal secret. His carefully calculated existence shatters with the arrival of Detective Lucy Chen. She's intelligent, bright, empathetic, and sees the world without illusion. When she's recruited into the SCD, Black discovers a dangerous anomaly: she's the only human whose mind resists the pervasive magic designed to keep the truth hidden. Her unexplained immunity makes her an invaluable asset, and a terrifying liability. For the first time in centuries, Black is rattled with a desire to feel human again. Lucy's proximity is an unbearable risk, yet her presence is a stark pull he can't fight-she sees the man, not the monster. As a new threat from the supernatural world surfaces, threatening to break the fragile peace within the Coven of the Veil, Lucy and Tim are forced to work together. Their shared affinity for darkness ignites an attraction that is as desperate as it is forbidden. Every touch risks violation of the very laws Azrael put in place; every shared glance risks exposing his real identity and shattering the Veil forever. He is the law of the night. She is the light he cannot afford to claim.

They were supposed to be partners. They were never supposed to fall. They meet as sergeants from opposite ends of the LAPD-two leaders, two reputations, and zero patience for each other. When an undercover operation requires them to pose as a couple, neither is thrilled. Tim Bradford thinks Lucy Chen is too soft; Lucy thinks Tim is all walls and no heart.

Lucy never planned to fall for anyone, let alone her boyfriend's best friend. But when Eli walks out the second she finds out she's pregnant, it's Tim Bradford who shows up. Big, broad, brutally protective-and exactly the kind of steady she swore she didn't need. He's not supposed to want her. She's not supposed to crave him. But late nights turn into soft touches, teasing banter turns into stolen kisses, and suddenly, Lucy's falling-hard-for the man who's been there since the moment everything fell apart. He cooks for her. Rubs her feet. Worships every curve of her changing body like it's the most sacred thing he's ever touched. She's carrying another man's baby. But Tim's the one holding her heart. And when the truth about just how many babies she's carrying finally comes out... everything changes.

Sergeant Tim Bradford wakes up in a world that feels familiar yet foreign a world where faces smile at him like they've known him forever, but his heart doesn't recognize any of them. After a traumatic injury leaves his memories fractured, he's left clinging to the only truth he remembers..... that he's married to Isabel and happy. But when Sergeant Lucy Chen steps back into his life,the woman everyone insists was once his closest partner,something begins to stir within him. Her laugh feels like a memory he can't quite reach, her presence both comforts and confuses him. To Lucy, it's more than just heartbreak .....it's watching the man she loves forget every moment they built together, every glance, every unspoken word. As Tim struggles to rebuild his life piece by piece, Lucy learns that love sometimes means letting go - even when the heart remembers what the mind has lost.

"She's just my rookie." and "He's just my Sergeant." Only if it were that simple there'd be no story to tell... Lucy Chen joined the LAPD to prove herself. What she didn't expect was to be paired with someone likeTim Bradford-her no-nonsense training officer whose bark is exactly as sharp as his bite. At first, their partnership is a clash of wills, but underneath the tension simmers something neither of them dares name. When Lucy's personal life implodes and Tim's fractured relationship pushes him past his limits, the two find themselves circling closer-caught between duty, desire, and the unspoken bond that grows with every shift. From patrol calls in Los Angeles to an undercover operation in Las Vegas, where they must pose as lovers in order to bring down a dangerous drug syndicate, Tim and Lucy's act becomes harder to separate from reality. Every touch, every glance, every kiss blurs the lines between cover and confession. But with enemies closing in, secrets threatening to surface, and their careers hanging in the balance, one thing becomes clear: the most dangerous risk they'll take may not be the job-it may be each other. All mature content marked with an * Mention of trauma/PTSD/panic attacks marked with ^

When a small-town softball season brings police officer Lucy Chen face-to-face with her daughter's new coach, Tim Bradford, neither expects their lives to collide beyond the field. But when Tim's volatile ex resurfaces, Lucy finds herself drawn into his world, protecting him and his team from more than just bad plays. What starts as friendly banter and sideline teamwork slowly burns into something deeper - kisses they don't talk about, nights they can't forget, and a connection they can't deny. As the years pass, from Mia's first game to the couple's quiet, reflective later life, Tim and Lucy weather love, family, and change together. Heartwarming, dramatic, and filled with the kind of slow-burn romance that lasts a lifetime, this is their story - from first glance to forever.

When Tim Bradford's wife walked out, he was left to raise their pre-teen daughter alone-clueless about hormones, meltdowns, and first periods. Enter Lucy: his steady, sharp, and unexpectedly essential friend. She became his go-to for everything he couldn't handle-pads, patience, and perspective. Now, with parenting turning personal, Tim's starting to wonder if their bond is more than friendship... or if it always was.