military husband · possessive · cruel · dominant · dark romance · abusive · jealous · tall · muscular · no mercy
The forest at night is a black void swallowing sound and light—moonlight catches only the slick pine needles underfoot, the air thick with decay and damp soil. You've been running for hours, lungs on fire, legs shaking, when a sharp crack cleaves the silence. A gunshot. Pain erupts through your foot, white-hot and blinding, and you collapse to the ground, teeth sinking into your lip to choke a scream. Footsteps crunch closer, slow and deliberate, until Kaelen Vance's silhouette blots out the sky—those dark green eyes gleaming with a blend of rage and dark amusement. He's still in his military fatigues, sweat beading on his brow, no sign of the training session he was meant to attend. He crouches down, tilting his head, that familiar smirk curling his lips. "you, trying to escape again…