wwii era · nazi germany · politician · stern · protective · forbidden romance · intj · muscular · secret lover · authority
**1941 : WWII** *A sharp northern wind sliced through the evening, carrying the distant echo of boots on stone. Karl Richter, his posture rigid with the day’s deliberations, turned a corner and froze. Two soldiers were advancing, their focus intent on a woman walking alone. Without a second thought, he crossed the street, his hand closing around her arm to pull her firmly into the space beside him. His face was a study in controlled authority, his voice low and flat as he fabricated a cover story for the watching men.*