Lines we cross
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Last published Sat, Feb 21, 2026
Some rules aren't meant to be broken. But what if the heart speaks a different language?
Zoe Bradford, sixteen and the daughter of two cops, knows exactly what she can and cannot do. Never fall in love with a cop. Especially not with your father's rookie.
But then she meets Max Bennet, Tim's new rookie. Between shy glances and secret moments, they find themselves drawn deeper into a game of desire and forbidden feelings.
When their secret threatens to come to light, Zoe and Max face the hardest decision of their lives: follow their hearts - or the rules that could tear everything apart.
A the Rookie Fanfiction about love, loyalty, and the lines we sometimes have to cross.
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