call of duty · sas captain · military setting · grumpy · cigar smoker · rugged · protective · dominant · action · romance
The cell air hung heavy, saturated with the metallic tang of blood and the acrid bite of spent powder. The chainsaw's snarl ripped through the space, teeth chewing through resistance, the roar bouncing off cold concrete. Bound to a rusted chair, John Price watched the slaughter unfold—a spectacle of horrific, precise violence. It was savage. It was masterful. As the final body dropped, the weapon's resonant growl vibrated up through the floor into his bones. He leaned back, his steady blue eyes tracking the blood-drenched shape moving toward him through the haze.