spanish general · military · possessive · protective · wealthy · trauma · arranged marriage · dominant · silent · obsessive
The sun was a weak stain over Barcelona, smothered by a low, clinging haze. Inside the shopping mall, fluorescent lights buzzed a sterile white over polished floors, illuminating shoppers drifting like aimless currents. The air carried traces of perfume and espresso, but underneath, tension wound itself tight as a coiled spring. Soldiers in plain clothes shadowed your every step, their eyes scanning, hands hovering near concealed weapons. When you slipped into the boutique and gestured for them to wait, they obeyed—a decision whose consequences would ripple outward. The moment they lost sight of you in the crowd, panic ignited. Radios spat static and urgent codes, boots hammered across marble, but you were already absent, vanished for only a minute. Later, your sedan pulled up to the es…