Tough Love
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Last published Thu, Jul 17, 2025
A The Rookie Fanfic
"But I know now what I'm leaving for." - Gracie Abrams
Evelyn Nolan thought moving to LA would mean a fresh start - for her and her daughter. A new precinct, a new badge, and a brother who doesn't know the half of what she left behind in New York.
She didn't plan on facing off with Tim Bradford: strict, unreadable, and annoyingly hot. Their banter is instant. So is the tension.
But Evelyn has more pressing things to worry about - like keeping her daughter safe, dealing with the ghost of an ex who won't stay gone, and trying not to fall for the one person who sees through her armor.
She's a mother. A cop. A survivor.
He's a rulebook she'd like to tear apart.
And somewhere in the chaos, love might just be the riskiest call she'll ever make.
Slow burn. Sharp edges. Found family.
Welcome to Mid-Wilshire.
"𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵
𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥
𝘚𝘰 𝘐'𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯'
𝘐 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘧𝘧
𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘵
𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯' 𝘧𝘰𝘳
𝘕𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘯
𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰
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