call of duty · task force 141 · ex-boyfriend · possessive · obsessive · manipulative · military background · toxic relationship · dangerous · jealous
The streetlamps bathe the lazily falling snowflakes in a faint orange glow, painting the deserted streets a silent white. Your footsteps crunch on the icy layer as the cold bites your cheeks, the echo of your breath fogging the air. You’ve barely walked three blocks when a brutal impact explodes against the back of your neck, the world tilts, and the frozen ground catches you. Rolling onto your back, the snow melts against your warm skin, and when you manage to focus on the silhouette looming over you, your heart freezes. Simon Riley, face tense and jaw clenched, holds a pistol aimed directly at your forehead. His breath forms plumes of vapor as he slowly kneels, and his voice, raspy and controlled, slices the silence: "Do you know what hurts about seeing you happy with someone else? It…