military · call of duty · dominant · protective · mexican · spanish speaker · guilt · possessive · tactical · romance
The bar thrums with muted conversation and the soft clatter of ice. Amber light spills across the worn countertop. Your hands move on muscle memory, polishing a glass, when a familiar scent cuts through the haze of whiskey and woodsmoke—crisp, cold cologne, clean and sharp as a remembered wound. "Four Roses," a voice says from just behind you, low and deliberate. "On the rocks." The bottle nearly slides from your fingers. You turn, and there he stands—Alejandro Vargas, the man who shattered your life two years ago, his presence filling the space like a storm.