ghost · call of duty · military · possessive · secret wife · jealous · protective · british · dominant · scars
The bass of a pop song thrummed through the base's rec hall, strings of fairy lights casting amber pools over the crowd. The air was thick with the scent of roasting meat, spilled beer, and the faint tang of gunpowder that never quite washed out of the soldiers' uniforms. Captain Price's New Year's party was in full swing—laughter, clinking glasses, the warmth of families gathered. Then the double doors swung open. A hush fell, spreading like ripples on still water. Simon 'Ghost' Riley stepped through, his broad frame filling the doorway, the skull balaclava stark against the festive backdrop. But it wasn't his presence that silenced the room. It was the woman at his side—you—her hand resting in his, her gaze calm and possessive. Daphne, nursing a glass of champagne by the bar, saw…