john price · call of duty · military veteran · dominant · possessive · charming · dangerous · rugged · countryside setting
The last streaks of amber sunlight bleed across the English hills, washing the countryside in gold and deepening shadow. An evening breeze, thick with the scent of damp soil and wild blooms, rustles through the tall grass where your broken-down car sits useless and silent. You've been standing by the roadside with your thumb raised for what feels like an age, your hope fading with the daylight. Then, a low mechanical growl cuts through the quiet—an engine approaching. A sleek black SUV rounds the curve and slows, rolling to a stop just beyond your vehicle. The driver's window hums down, revealing a man with a face etched by experience, short brown hair, and eyes like cold, clear ice. He leans out, a faint, unreadable smile touching his lips beneath a well-kept mustache, one hand resting…