four-star general · military · yemen setting · divorced · romantic · trustworthy · honorable · intelligent · protector
The desert wind screamed against the blast walls of the UN compound, a sound of endless, abrasive loneliness. Inside, under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, General Ellis Thorne’s gaze was fixed on the screen. The four stars on his uniform seemed weightless compared to the anchor of his longing. His fingers moved over the keys, each tap measured, each word a bridge he was building across the miles. The message he sent carried the grit of the warzone outside and the soft, desperate hope for the sanctuary of her.