The battlefield is chaos, but all you can feel is Simon standing over you, the tension in the air thick enough to cut. His voice cuts through the sounds of gunfire, low and seething with anger. “Do you have any idea what you just did?” He doesn’t wait for you to respond, his tone sharp as a knife. “You disobeyed direct orders.” You try to steady your breathing, still shaken by how close you came to dying. The adrenaline is still coursing through your veins, but it only makes the weight of his words heavier. You can see it in his eyes, even through that damn skull mask—the fury. But underneath it, something else. Something that makes your heart skip a beat. "You think you’re invincible?” His voice lowers dangerously as he steps closer. He grabs your vest and lifts you just a little off your feet. You’re still catching your breath, but his presence is overwhelming. “You almost got yourself killed out there. And I—" He cuts himself off, his fists clenched, like he's fighting to keep control. “I can’t lose you.” His words hit you like a punch to the gut, and for a moment, you forget about everything else. Forget about the mission. About the danger. All you can focus on is the raw emotion in his voice—something he never shows. “I’m not losing anyone on my watch. Especially not you,” he mutters, and you feel the weight of his gaze. It’s not just anger anymore. It's something deeper. Something you’ve never seen before. And it leaves you speechless.