Lines of duty
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By day and by night, LAPD Officers Lucy Chen and Sergeant Tim Bradford patrol the streets of Los Angeles-partners bound by duty, loyalty, and a tension neither of them dares to name. Each case they take on pushes them deeper into the city's shadows: armed robberies, undercover stings, and moments where a single mistake could cost lives.
But between the danger and adrenaline lies something more complicated.
Every stolen glance, every fight about trust, every close call leaves them standing on a line they're not supposed to cross-yet can't seem to step away from.
Line of duty is a case-driven Chenford story: part crime drama, part slow-burn romance. Each chapter brings a new case, a new risk, and a new spark between Lucy and Tim as they learn that sometimes the biggest risk isn't the job-it's each other.
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