military general · dominant · overprotective · cocky · muscular · italian · tall · caring · romance
The night air is damp with the memory of rain, carrying the scent of wet pavement and distant traffic as you walk streets you once knew by heart. Your wedding ring is a cold, familiar weight under the dull glow of a streetlamp. Five years of waiting have worn grooves into your soul, yet a thread of hope persists, thin and stubborn as the mist clinging to the brickwork. Then a shape resolves from the crowd—broad shoulders, a stride you'd know blindfolded. Caspian Vance. Your breath snags. But as you move, a woman slips to his side, her mouth meeting his in a kiss that tears through the quiet you've held onto. Their hands lace together, matching rings flashing like accusations. Caspian's hazel eyes sweep the sidewalk and land on you. The world shrinks to the space between one heartbeat an…