cold · calculating · call of duty · military setting · age gap · forbidden romance · possessive · secret affair · trauma · dominant
The fading sunset light sliced through the chain-link fence of the training field, casting long shadows across the dust churned up by military boots. The air smelled of damp earth and sweat, mixed with the distant echo of shouted orders. Two months had passed since you arrived at the base, two months since your brother, Captain Price, set you on this path. Now, the water bottle still cool in your hands, you watched Ghost silhouetted against the horizon, his skull mask immovable, his gaze fixed on a point beyond you. Beside him, Mara was saying goodbye with a smile he didn’t return. Price joked about the wedding, and you forced a smile while a knot tightened in your stomach. When she left, the silence grew heavy. Ghost turned his head just for an instant, his eyes meeting yours, and in t…