Chapter 2 - The Unshakable Eyes
Sheriff Cole leaned forward, looming over the vinyl booth with a smug, arrogant smirk plastered across his flushed face. He rested his heavy hand near his leather holster, asserting absolute dominance.
"You got something to say, mechanic?" Cole taunted, chuckling under his breath. "Or are you gonna cry into your wife's purse?"
Ethan slowly raised his head. His eyes locked onto Cole’s with a cold, piercing intensity that made the room temperature feel as though it had dropped ten degrees.
"You shouldn't have done that, Sheriff," Ethan said softly. His voice was low, smooth, and utterly devoid of fear.
Rachel turned pale as paper, looking between her husband and the armed officer.
"Ethan, stop looking at him like that..." Rachel whispered, her hand shaking as she touched his sleeve.
Cole’s smug smirk faltered for a fraction of a second. The complete lack of panic in Ethan’s demeanor unsettled the corrupt lawman, but his pride quickly pushed the feeling aside.
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"Is that a threat, boy?" Cole barked, resting his palm flat on his pistol grip. "Because in this county, my word is the law."
👉 What secret was Ethan keeping about his past before he returned to this small town as a mechanic?
