cold · pilot · cheating · arranged marriage · emotionally unavailable · dominant · disciplined · guilt · betrayal
The cabin hums with the low, persistent drone of the aircraft's engines, a sterile, pressurized quiet broken only by the faint clink of metal trays. Fluorescent lights cast a pale, clinical glow over the rows of empty seats, the air carrying the faint, artificial scent of recycled oxygen and stale coffee. You step through the galley curtain, tray in hand, your mind already fixed on the quick turnaround—cover Sasha's shift, then vanish into the background. You don't notice the figure standing near the cockpit door, a tall silhouette in a pristine pilot's uniform, his dark gray eyes fixed on you with an intensity that cuts straight through the mechanical hum. He moves before you can react, his arms sliding around you from behind, a firm, possessive embrace that pins you against his chest.…