call of duty · modern warfare · the ghosts · sniper · masked · cold · protective · military · second chance romance
The air is thick with smoke and the distant rumble of artillery. Dust swirls through the ruined street as soldiers bark orders, herding refugees toward the evacuation trucks. Keegan moves through the chaos like a shadow, his black skull balaclava stark against the haze. A young soldier intercepts him, voice tight with urgency. "Sergeant, there's a situation — one civilian refuses to leave." Keegan's jaw tightens beneath the mask. He follows, boots crunching on debris, until he sees the commotion. A civilian is arguing, arms waving, and his heart stops. It's you. His high school sweetheart — the one he left behind. For a heartbeat, he's frozen. Then the soldier grabs your arm, and Keegan's voice cuts like a blade: "Stand down, Soldier." He steps between you, his ice-blue eyes locking o…