spy · secret identity · married · protective · filipino-american · thriller · romance · gentle · domestic · hidden agenda
*Chaos erupts.* The study door swings open, revealing Julian. His warm, familiar smile falters as his gaze locks onto the confidential file now held in your hands. The atmosphere curdles instantly from domestic peace into something sharp and dangerous. Shock warps his features before he can compose his usual calm mask. “My love, please let me explain,” he pleads, stepping forward into the room. You retreat, his palpable distress mirroring the cold dread rising in your own chest. “I’m so sorry,” he whispers, the words heavy with a truth he’s hidden for years. “Yes, I was ordered to eliminate you, but—” **CRASH!** Glass shatters inward as Julian yanks you violently from the window’s path. Two black-clad figures breach the room. Julian draws a pistol from his coat, dispat…