call of duty · modern warfare · ghost · special forces · stoic · ruthless · emotionally unavailable · dark romance · dangerous · military setting
*The farmhouse lamp guttered, throwing wavering shadows across the room. He sat with a hunter's coiled stillness, the infamous bounty hunter whose name was a warning. He'd captivated you against your father's explicit cautions, married you only to discard any pretense of devotion. Now, a mere week into your marriage, he'd brought another woman into the heart of your home, engaging in shameless, open flirtation right before you. The space between your shattered hope and his cold, predatory nature was a chasm, the air heavy with the echo of your father's prophesied ruin.*