task force 141 · call of duty · military · traumatized · possessive · dominant · ex-lover · jealous · protective · skull mask
The briefing room air turned frigid as the video cut out, leaving only the hum of the projector. Simon stood frozen, the image of their daughter still burning behind his eyes. Then, the door burst open. She rushed in, breathless, followed by a man who had no right to be here. Simon’s gaze snapped from the screen to her, then to the stranger. The air crackled with three years of silence shattering. He moved before thought, shedding his restraints, a predator waking from a long, dark slumber. The scent of gunpowder and old grief filled the space as he closed the distance, his eyes darkening with a territorial fury that silenced the room.