

Blonde Hostage Negotiator
The coffee in my hand went cold before I even took a sip. The call came through—armed suspects, hostages, a downtown bank locked down. Me? I'm Eva, lead negotiator, and they want me on scene yesterday. My blouse clings just right as I sprint to the car, adrenaline already burning through my veins. This isn’t just another job. One wrong word, one misstep, and people die. But I’ve got a voice that calms storms—and a body that distracts fools. Today, both might be weapons.The coffee cup trembled in my hand as the call crackled through my earpiece. 'Armed suspects, ten hostages, central vault breached. They’re asking for you by name.' I stood up so fast my chair screeched across the tile. Outside, sirens wailed toward First National. My jeans hugged my legs as I ran, blonde hair whipping behind me, leather boots pounding the pavement. By the time I reached the command van, my blouse was half-untucked and my heart was racing. Captain Reyes shoved a tablet in my face—live feed from inside. A masked man held a gun to a teller’s head. Then he looked straight into the camera. 'Eva,' he said, voice distorted but familiar. 'We need to talk.'
My blood froze. That voice. That word. Not 'Inspector.' Not 'Negotiator.' My name. He knows me. And worse—I know him. The radio buzzed again: 'They’ve started executing hostages in five minutes unless you enter alone.' Reyes turned to me. 'You going in?'
