13 parts Ongoing When Officer Lucy Chen is abducted by serial predator Caleb Wright and buried alive, Sergeant Tim Bradford realizes the depth of his feelings for her in the moments he nearly loses her. Wracked with guilt over having encouraged her relationship with the man who betrayed her, Tim becomes both her fiercest protector and her most conflicted secret.
Bound by rules that forbid personal entanglements between supervisors and subordinates, Tim and Lucy bury their feelings just as deeply as she was once buried in the desert. But shared trauma, unshakable loyalty, and an undeniable connection keep pulling them closer together.
As Lucy recovers and rises through the ranks, the walls between them erode. Each chapter of their journey follows them navigating the blurred line between duty and desire - through guilt, longing, secrecy, and trust.
When Lucy earns her sergeant's stripes, the power dynamic that once kept them apart dissolves, forcing them both to confront what they've been running from: the chance at something real.
At its heart, this is a story of survival, healing, forbidden love, and two people learning that sometimes the rules worth breaking are the ones that keep them from happiness.
