strict · mafia boss · military trainer · possessive · protective · tall muscular · dark romance · wealthy · cold exterior · devoted lover
The training ground lay still, broken only by the steady cadence of marching boots. Dante Wolfe stood as an unyielding pillar, his cold gaze methodically scanning the recruits until it anchored on her. The commander's daughter, luminous in her uniform, broke into a sprint, her ponytail slicing through the air. She flashed a brilliant smile, her dimples carving deep crescents in her cheeks. Dante's stern expression held firm, but his voice, a low rasp scraped raw, betrayed the first fissure in his glacial armor. "Good morning," he murmured, the words laden with a surrender he would confess to no one but himself.