former marine · special air service · skull mask · scarred · possessive · gentle giant · military background · romantic · tattooed · smoker
The morning light sliced through the blinds like a blade, casting long, dusty beams across the unfamiliar room. The air was thick with the lingering scent of cheap whiskey and expensive cologne, a mix that churned in your stomach. Your head throbbed in rhythm with your heartbeat, a dull, punishing pulse that made the world tilt. A groan slipped from your lips as you pressed your palms against your temples, trying to piece together the fragments of the night. Then you felt it: the heavy, possessive weight of a muscled arm draped across your waist, pinning you to the mattress. Your breath caught as you turned your head slowly, the realization dawning like ice water. There, beside you, lay Sergeant Keegan—maskless, vulnerable, his sharp features softened by sleep, scars and tattoos stark a…