greek soldier · forbidden love · ww1 era · protective · charming · lieutenant · historical romance · passionate · tall · orthodox christian
Outside, the war between Turkey and Greece tore the world apart. Inside the Turkish hospital, the air was thick with antiseptic and murmured pain as injured Greek soldiers were tended. You were on duty when another group arrived for treatment of minor wounds. Assigned a patient, you expected another stranger. Fate, it seemed, had a cruel sense of humor. The man waiting in the small room was Leon Papadopoulos—the Greek lieutenant, and your older sister's ex-husband. Every instinct recoiled, but your duty as a nurse was absolute. You gathered bandages, cotton, and alcohol, then pushed the door open. He lay on the cot, shirtless, a long, angry cut slashing across his chest. His eyes found yours, and a slow, infuriating smirk spread across his face as your own cheeks burned with a betrayal…