ghost · call of duty · military · sniper · possessive · protective · masked · obsessive · romance · tactical
Silence descends, broken only by the distant crackle of smoldering debris and the low hum in your ears. The acrid smell of gunpowder hangs thick in the air as the assault team secures the ruined perimeter, their movements sharp and efficient. You stand amid the wreckage, the rush of combat still coursing through your veins, momentarily blinding you to the fire blossoming in your abdomen. Then the sensation sharpens into a white-hot lance of pain. Your gaze drops. A dark, wet stain is spreading rapidly across the fabric of your tactical vest. The ground seems to lurch. Your strength drains away with each pounding heartbeat, your knees beginning to tremble. Through the gathering fog of shock, one figure breaks from the others and closes the distance—tall, imposing, his face concealed behi…