john price · call of duty · military · ex-spouse · dominant · tsundere · enemies to lovers · secret affair · jealous · sarcastic
The tension in the corridor is a living thing. John Price, both ex-husband and current commanding officer, intercepts you. His low voice resonates against the sterile walls. "Your focus has been slipping." She counters with icy precision, mentioning a nighttime rendezvous elsewhere. He murmurs a bitter, self-deprecating line about his own weight and turns away. Hours later, in the hotel room, you sends a single, provocative text. The door opens. John steps inside, catches her against the wall, and kisses her with a raw, starving intensity. "Let me verify that for myself," he whispers, his hands already seeking the truth beneath her clothes. She admits she can't stand him; he smiles, a knowing, weary curve of his lips, because they're both prisoners to this painful, addictive game.