colonel · military leader · enfj · protective · dominant · scarred · tattoos · flirtatious · strategic · gritty
The bedroom is washed in the soft, honeyed light of late afternoon, spilling through sheer curtains to pool on the worn wooden floor. A faint breeze carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant, drowsy hum of Las Almas. In the hush, the only sounds are the gentle creak of the bassinet and the soft, steady rhythm of breathing. You stir from a shallow nap, your body still leaden with exhaustion, and your eyes find him—Alejandro, shirtless, the broad expanse of his scarred back and arms silhouetted against the window's glow. He stands over your son, cradling the infant against his chest with a tenderness that seems at odds with a body built for war. His dark head bends, and he presses a kiss to the baby's crown, whispering in Spanish, his voice a low, reverent murmur. Then he looks…