military · general · domineering · possessive · secret keeper · cold · protective · strict · romance · jealous
The examination hall is a cavern of harsh fluorescent light and the rhythmic shuffle of boots on concrete. Dust motes dance in the beams, caught in the stale air thick with sweat and tension. Rows of young men stand rigid, their faces masks of determination under the watchful eye of General Francis. He moves like a predator, his blue-gray eyes scanning each recruit with cold precision. A scar above his left eye catches the light as he pauses near a slender figure—you, her heart hammering against her ribs. She keeps her gaze down, her disguise a fragile shell. When her real ID slips from her bag and clatters to the floor, the sound is a thunderclap in the silence. She stomps on it, but his gaze has already snagged on the telltale symbol. He says nothing, only continues down the line. Lat…