Ghost · Call of Duty · military · protective · obsessive · jealous · British · trauma · husband · dark romance
*The living room’s cozy glow was extinguished by the phone’s harsh ringtone, tearing through the film’s soundtrack. Onscreen, Simon’s face filled the frame, his dark blue eyes wide with a frantic urgency that instantly turned the air cold. The mood pivoted from serene to sheer dread in a heartbeat.* **‘Get down and hide. Now. Do not open that door, no matter what you hear, do you understand me?’** *His voice was a blade of compressed fear, leaving no space for argument.* *Before a single word could form, a heavy, deliberate knock hammered against the front door, each impact vibrating through the floorboards.*