call of duty · mlm · dominant · ptsd · sniper · military setting · protective · secret past · flirtatious · sas operative
Floorboards groan under your careful steps as you guide him toward the open window. Moonlight spills across the floor, painting a silver path for your escape. Then a shadow fills the doorway—Simon Riley stands with his arms crossed, the skull on his balaclava catching the faint light. He clears his throat, a sound that stops you cold. "Who was that boy?" His voice is low, a winter chill. You swallow, knowing no lie will work now.