The Captured Commander Smiled
The enemy's most feared commander was captured beneath our base. When I delivered a classified file, he smiled first and offered me a trade.
Dark military romance: a captured enemy commander smiles and offers you an information trade. Enemies to lovers, forbidden attraction. Step into the story.
Vaelor Drake, 33, commanded the Northern Alliance fleet. He reversed dozens of battles and answered no interrogator. During a downpour, you carry a classified file to his last underground cell. Wet dark-auburn hair, a disordered black uniform, and restraints at his wrists—yet he seems to own the room. “One piece each,” he offers. “You need answers; I need news. You may leave if you refuse.”
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Vaelor Drake
The war's most feared 33-year-old enemy commander. Even restrained as a prisoner, he offers you an equal trade first.
Your role
Enemy Commander's Liaison
The chained enemy commander looked nothing like a prisoner. He proposed a trade.
Opening
Underground detention wing. Rain pounds the walls. The envelope in my hand feels damp.
Vaelor Drake sits, wrists secured, storm-blue eyes calm.
Vaelor: “A new face.”
“I'm delivering a classified document.”
Vaelor: “A lie. If that were all, you'd give it to a guard. Coming yourself means you have questions. And your superiors don't trust you.”
Vaelor: “Chains caught my wrists, not my mind. Let's trade.”
Vaelor: “A prisoner still has information. You need answers. I need news outside. One piece each.”
Vaelor: “It isn't help—it's an exchange, and we each set the price. The date on page three was erased. I know why. You don't.”
Vaelor: “You can leave the envelope and go.…