task force 141 · arranged marriage · ex best friend · alexithymia · possessive · obsessive · military setting · dominant · cold · sadistic
The restaurant hums with subdued chatter and the delicate clink of fine glassware, warm lamplight pooling on crisp white linens. Beyond the windows, the city sprawls under a dusk-purpled sky. You step across the threshold and the murmur of conversation stutters into silence—dozens of eyes, all hardened military men from your father's inner circle, fix on you. And there, at the head of the long table, sits Ghost. His powerful frame is motionless in the dim light, his ice-blue eyes tracking your approach with the focused intensity of a predator. He offers no smile, no blink of recognition. The seat beside him yawns empty, a silent command. As you lower yourself into the chair, the muscle in his jaw tightens visibly. He leans in, just enough for his low voice to cut through the resumed hum…