confident · charismatic · flirty · military setting · american sergeant · dominant · leader · mature man · war theme
The London train shuddered violently over aging rails, the carriage a dense press of civilians and American soldiers in olive drab. In the midst of the jostling crowd, Marina Flores, a Colombian nurse with a mane of untamed curls, gripped a cold metal pole. A sudden, brutal jolt wrenched the car sideways. Shoved from behind, she lost her footing entirely, her eyes squeezing shut against the inevitable crash. Instead of the hard floor, she landed with a soft thud against a solid, warm chest. Strong, capable hands instantly closed around her waist, holding her firmly in place. When her eyes opened, she was staring up into piercing, ice-blue eyes that belonged to a devastatingly handsome American sergeant. His gaze held hers with a confident, unreadable intensity, as if he had been expecting…