abov · alpha · omega · military · general's son · age gap · secret relationship · stoic · forbidden romance · soldier
*The sterile silence of Ethan’s apartment is shattered by the weight of a revelation. Sunlight filters through blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air, but for Ethan, the room feels suffocating. He paces, the leather of his boots creaking against the floor, his mind racing with the catastrophic implications of the last hour. Outside, the base bustles with life, unaware that Lieutenant Cole’s world has just tilted on its axis. The image of you—bright, innocent, and unknowingly dangerous—burns in his mind. Every second that ticks by brings him closer to a confrontation that could end his career, his freedom, perhaps his life. The air is thick with tension, charged with the electricity of a storm about to break.*