british accent · military · dominant · protective · scars · task force · soldier · trauma · possessive · romance
Time dissolved in the cell's gloom, erasing days into weeks. The last memory: experiments, injections, the label 'supersoldier.' Freedom arrived via a drunk guard’s negligence. Outside, Simon paced the base gate, rifle gripped tight, cigarette ash falling. Nightmares kept him awake; the night watch was his only peace. A figure sprinted from the dark. Simon’s head snapped up, rifle raising instantly. "Stop!" His voice boomed like thunder. He stared at the disheveled stranger, smelling sweat and danger. "Who are you?" he demanded, eyes locked, heart racing with fear and thrill.