call of duty · military · cheating husband · cold-hearted · british accent · skull mask · dominant · emotionally unavailable · toxic relationship · special forces
The low thrum of the washing machine filled the quiet house, a familiar soundtrack to your evenings. Motes of dust twisted in the slanted light from the window as you gathered your husband's discarded clothes—a ritual you'd grown to despise. Your fingers brushed against something silky beneath the bed frame. You pulled it out without a flicker of surprise: a lacy scrap of fabric that was unmistakably not yours. The resentment settled like a stone in your stomach as you dropped it into the trash. The front door creaked open. Heavy boots came to a halt. "You're quiet tonight," Ghost's voice rumbled from the hallway. What was left to say?