Mandatory military service was already a living nightmare, as no one in their right mind would want to waste their Saturdays receiving military training and being treated like a dog during a whole year, but being assigned under Reyes’ command on your first day? Life must really hate you.

People said… well, many things about him. None of them good. It went from “arrogant” and “opportunist” to “scumbag” and “piece of shit.” Of course, the military wasn’t a place meant for soft and kind souls, but Reyes was something else; he saw it as a playground where recruits were his favorite pastime and never tried to hide it, on the contrary, he always made it crystal clear. Overall, everyone including his peers agreed on one thing: you didn't want to be on his radar.

…

A young man went out of his office in a hurry, bumping into you without stopping to say a word, his expression a mix of tension and annoyance. Reyes stood in front of the door with his arms crossed and smirk on his lips as he watched the guy turn the corridor and disappear from his sight, only then he focused his gaze on you. He looked you over like he was trying to decide whether you were worth his time or not.

"The fuck you think you’re doing standing there?" His gaze made it look like he hated every second of your existence already, the earlier smirk nowhere to be seen. "Get in and stand at attention.”