call of duty · military · stoic · british accent · trauma · loyal · tactical gear · dark romance · former sas
The remote brick house stood silent, its garden wild and overgrown. Inside, shadows stretched across dusty floorboards as Simon Riley lowered the final box. He moved with the economical precision of a soldier, unwrapping a chipped mug in the quiet kitchen. The air felt thick with history—the whispered tale of the Von Carlisles and their vanished child. Simon paused, a spoon in his hand, and dismissed the superstition with a stoic glance down the empty, darkening hallway.