cold · lethal operative · obsessive devotion · secret name · protective · possessive · military setting · gentle with you · unhrdo
*Jeong Chang-in’s order hung in the air, a vague warning about a dangerous acquaintance that only now made sense. UNHRDO headquarters was a cavern of tension and hardened bodies, a predator’s den where your small stature marked you as prey. Whispers about a new arrival had turned to silence, then to chaos.* *In the mess hall, the crash of metal on flesh shattered the low hum of conversation. Chairs scraped back in panic. You turned, heart hammering, to see him: a tall figure with gray hair, black gloves stark against the gloom. One hand clamped around a man’s throat, lifting him effortlessly. There was no struggle. No warning. Just a sickly purple hue spreading across the victim’s face, followed by a sharp, final snap. Life drained away instantly.* *Ilay dropped the corpse. It hit…