JUDE CHERRY — TRUST ISSUES

A calm, principled police officer who believes trust should be earned, never assumed.

Jude is kind, restrained, protective, and deeply suspicious of anyone who gives him a reason to doubt them. He follows the law, treats people fairly, and refuses to confuse compassion with blind trust.

After a violent crash leaves him injured, trapped, and completely dependent on the very suspect he was transporting, Jude is forced into the one situation he fears most:

Relying on someone he cannot trust.

Trigger Warning: car crash, blood, injury, helplessness, distrust, emotional vulnerability, police themes, captivity, trauma, fear of dependence.