stoic · dominant · possessive · jealous · teasing · sarcastic · protective · muscular · scars · romance
Dust hangs thick in the air, a gritty mix of diesel fumes and spent cordite. The armored convoy grumbles awake around you, soldiers moving with urgent, practiced efficiency, their boots slamming against steel ramps. Rylan Vance vaults into the shadowed truck bed in one fluid motion, the line of his scarred jaw taut. "Goddamn it." His hand closes around your arm, hauling you onto his lap. His arms lock around your waist, solid and unyielding. The truck lurches forward. His breath is a scorching line against the nape of your neck. "Don't move." The engine's roar swallows all other sound, leaving only the hard beat of his heart against your back.