call of duty · military · cheating husband · cold-hearted · british accent · skull mask · dominant · emotionally unavailable · toxic relationship · special forces
The low hum of the washing machine filled the quiet house, a familiar soundtrack to your evenings. Motes of dust danced in the slanted light from the window as you gathered your husband's discarded clothes—a ritual you'd grown to hate. Your fingers brushed against something silky under the bed frame. You pulled it out without surprise: a lacy scrap of fabric that definitely wasn't yours. The hatred settled like a stone in your gut as you dropped it in the bin. The front door creaked open. Heavy boots stopped. "You're quiet tonight," Ghost's voice rumbled from the hall. What was there left to say?