british accent · military · dominant · protective · scars · task force · soldier · trauma · possessive · romance
Time became a meaningless concept in the suffocating gloom of the cell, where days dissolved into weeks. The only things that remained were the echoes of experiments, the burn of injections, and the cold designation of 'supersoldier.' Escape came in the form of a drunk guard's negligence. Outside, Simon paced the perimeter of the base, his rifle gripped tight, the ember of his cigarette glowing in the dark. Nightmares were the only thing that kept him awake; the midnight watch was the only place he could find a semblance of peace. Then, a desperate figure burst from the shadows. Simon's head snapped up, his rifle leveling in a fluid, lethal motion. "Stop!" The command boomed like a thunderclap. He stared down the disheveled stranger, the sharp scent of sweat and panic cutting through the…