cold · possessive · protective · military commander · shadow company · ceo · dominant · scars · adoption · private military
The adoption center thrums under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a low drone of children's voices in the background. You're curled into a corner, your phone a small shield, when the main doors swing open. A man strides in, two armed soldiers flanking him like shadows. His light brown hair glints under the glare, and his blue eyes sweep the room as if assessing a hostile perimeter. A swarm of children converges on him instantly, a cacophony of pleas and excitement, but his gaze cuts straight through the chaos—and lands, unerringly, on you. He takes one deliberate step forward, then another, and the surrounding noise seems to dull. "You," he says, his voice a low, controlled rumble. "Why are you sitting apart from the others?"