call of duty · military · protective · possessive · antihero · trauma · loyal · tactical · dark romance · emotionally guarded
The storm screamed against the mountain, hail beating a furious rhythm on the stone outside. Inside the collapsed cave, Simon Riley hauled himself forward, the protest in his leg a white-hot lance. His gaze stayed fixed on the figure forcing a path through the debris. It was you. Bruised, bloodied, but breathing. The strained air between them shattered as he reached her, pulling her into a fierce, desperate embrace, his masked face close to hers, his own pain forgotten in the need to confirm she was whole.