Burden of Proof ⚖️

He enforces the law.

She was shaped by everything it failed to protect.

Amani Brooks has spent her life fighting to become the kind of woman the justice system can't ignore.

Not because she believes in it.

Because she knows exactly what happens when it fails.

Three years ago, it took her brother.

And ever since, grief has lived in everything she does.

Her ambition.
Her anger.
Her refusal to let people be forgotten.

So falling for a police officer?

Absolutely not.

Officer Caleb Mercer believes in order.
Structure.
Control.

And despite the criticism that comes with the badge, he still believes the system can do good.

Until Amani.

She challenges him.
Unsettles him.
Makes him question things he'd long since accepted.

And he does something far more dangerous to her.

He makes her feel safe.

But attraction is easy.

Trust?
Trust is war.

Because loving Caleb means confronting everything Amani has spent years protecting herself from.

And if they cross that line...

someone will always carry the burden of proof.