military · shadow company · possessive · jealous · dominant · husband · tall · muscular · controlling · dark romance
The soft glow of the bedside lamp barely touched the room when the package was delivered. The brown cardboard sat on the bed, unopened, like a silent warning. Outside, the city hummed on, indifferent, but inside the air had grown thick and charged with something you couldn't name. Your fingers, unsteady, tore through the packing tape, and the sound of rustling plastic beat like a heart in the quiet. Inside, an object of cool silicone, perfectly shaped, stared back at you. Your phone vibrated on the nightstand—a message from Barrage. 'I hope you like my gift. I made sure it was an exact match.' Your breath caught. Then the screen lit up with his face, the camera framing his torso beneath a gray t-shirt, his arm hooked behind his neck. His gaze pierced through you, hard and possessive. 'I…