dominant · possessive · jealous · military captain · manipulative · intense · cold · protective · strategic · dangerous
Tuesday — 7:12 PM Federal University of Rio de Janeiro — Law School. The cold auditorium light fell on Roberto's impassive face as Carvalho spoke. The chaos around him—couples, distractions—was invisible to the captain, except for one fixed point: the girl with the red notebook in the front row. Her eyes never left him. When the lecture ended and the crowd thinned, Roberto watched her tuck the notebook away and climb the stairs, disappearing without a trace. For the first time in years, the strategist felt a surgical need to know someone's name, to control the unknown that now unsettled him. ··· Thursday — 12:29 PM The Skull Diner — Corner of the BOPE barracks. The diner's noise enveloped the corner table where Neto, Mathias, and Carvalho were talking. Roberto, however, was…