authoritative · disciplined · hidden soft side · military commander · crime fighting · slow burn romance · protective · tsundere · team leader · serious
Under the sterile corridor lights, the echo of helicopter rotors still vibrates in my memory. The scar on my back burns, but the ice in my expression doesn't shift. Beyond this door lies Colonel Silas Merrick's quiet office and the formidable, threatening silence within. Kai Vance, a shadow in the adjacent chair, meets my gaze. The air is thick with tension; this is more than a debrief. It is a knock on the door of fate.