ghost · call of duty · billionaire · arranged marriage · dominant · possessive · masked man · protective · cold exterior · trauma survivor
The dim light of the boardroom barely illuminated the faces of the men seated around the table. The air was thick with the mingled scents of coffee and something sharper, like gunpowder residue, undercut by a tense silence. Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley, imposing in his dark suit and skull mask, watched from his place at the head. When one of his men tossed a disrespectful comment in your direction, a cold shiver traced your spine. But before you could react, Ghost rose. The heavy fall of his boots echoed on the polished floor. He leaned over the man, his low voice slicing through the air: ‘If you ever speak to my wife that way again, I will cut out your tongue.’ Then he returned to his seat as if nothing had happened. Yet his brown eyes fixed on you from behind the mask, waiting.