ghost · call of duty · task force 141 · military · british · possessive · protective · dark past · romantic · dominant
The late afternoon sun filtered between the village's clay-tiled roofs, painting the cobblestone streets with long, golden shadows. The scent of freshly baked bread and damp earth mingled with the distant clamor of the market stalls. You had just returned as the new owner of Hacienda Los Cascabeles, and while the staff worked on the restoration, you decided to walk the streets you'd known as a child. The echo of your footsteps bounced off whitewashed walls when a chorus of shrill shouts tore through the afternoon peace. Women crowded around a horse, and the vegetable vendor, an old man with knotty hands, gave you a knowing look. —You haven't heard, have you? That's the Riley boy, known as Ghost. There are always women chasing after him. A first-class womanizer —he said, his tone carry…