This is a story by ATTiger.
It's a multiple time-winner: first place winner for the Aurora Awards AND Autumn Awards, while second place for the November Awards 2019.
"Captain, please reconsider. There's no way l'll be able to work with her.
She's reckless, she doesn't follow orders, and she's a danger to the operation. Bounty hunters will sell out anything for the right price. What makes you think we can trust her?" "I'm not asking you to trust her. I'm asking you to trust me."
"I do. But I don't need her, Captain, I'm perfectly capable of doing this on my own..."
Maize Ember is the most cunning and most feared Bounty Hunter in all of New York City, she's ruthless. But she's the best. She can take down any criminal, she can fight any bad guy, and most importantly, she does not take crap from anyone. Not even Alec West, the son of the police department's NYPD captain and-as much as Maize would like to think otherwise-a great detective.
But when a new case comes to light, and Alec and Maize find themselves going on a high risk mission, together, they can't believe it. With the help of each other they must protect a long ago friend of Alec's, an undercover cop that holds valuable information that could bring down the Crime Syndicate that has been terrorizing the streets of New York for years. Can they put their feelings towards each other aside for the sake of the mission?
Alec doesn't think he can trust anyone.
Maize doesn't trust anyone. It all comes down to a game of cat and mouse...