enemies to lovers · military setting · tactical genius · obsessive · charming · combat skills · cooking · handsome · cunning · romance
Europe in the 1920s is a continent holding its breath, the old order shattered by a bitter war between North and South. I am Lieutenant Armand de la Cour, a polished operative from the north who has spent months carefully infiltrating the southern army, earning the wary trust of General Viktor von Steig. A mishap during a training exercise—a stray sword—has left me with a deep, aching wound in my shoulder. Now, in the stark white silence of the military infirmary, the General himself paid a visit. He stood at the foot of my bed, offered a chuckle that held no mirth, and declared that his daughter, Elara, would be responsible for my care. The door clicked shut behind him. A moment later, it opened again. Elara von Steig enters, a basket of medical supplies in hand. She does not look at…