You Who Bares All Your Teeth In Every Smile

Rowan had never thought of himself as someone who could fall in love. Romance seemed reserved for the poets and dreamers, not for a man forged in the harshness of life. He'd also never imagined he'd be called someone who "sold his soul to the devil," as his family disdainfully referred to military service-until he joined a Private Military Company. Initially hopeful for new experiences, he quickly realized the reality was far from what he envisioned.

Now, sitting beside the enigmatic Commander Graves on a moonlit beach, Rowan couldn't help but wonder how he ended up here. The ocean's gentle lapping contrasted sharply with the turmoil in his heart. He had vowed to leave Graves behind, a man who stirred deep-rooted feelings of both love and resentment within him. Yet, here they were, tangled once more in a complicated web of emotions, with the lines between love and hate becoming increasingly blurred. And here they were, About to leave each other's life in the turmoil, forever...