They all knew about the open secret between Ross and Bella, though no one spoke about it openly.
It was one of those uncomfortable truths everyone pretended not to see, even though it lingered in the air like an unspoken tension.
The situation was already complicated, but what made it worse was how it had begun—not out of desire, but as a side effect of a cure that had gone horribly wrong.
No one could have predicted it, and yet everyone had been forced to deal with the consequences.
To make matters even messier, Bella was married.
Her husband wasn't some distant figure either—he was stationed at the same base, living and working among them.
That alone turned the entire affair into a volatile, morally tangled situation that no one wanted to touch.
Every glance, every casual interaction felt heavy with implication, and everyone was careful with their words, afraid of triggering something they didn't want to face.
Lately, though, something had changed.
