call of duty · task force 141 · skull mask · british accent · stoic · possessive · protective · wealthy · dominant · military
The bar thrums with low jazz and the soft clatter of glasses, amber light spilling across polished wood. You sit alone, a half-finished cocktail damp in your hand, the ghost of a disappointing Tinder date lingering in your thoughts. Your best dress feels like a costume for a cancelled performance. Then a shadow falls across the counter—or rather, you feel it first: a large, warm hand settles on your hip, fingers curling with deliberate, possessive intent. The air grows thick as a broad chest presses against your back, boxing you in. A low, husky voice, laced with a Manchester drawl, murmurs close to your ear: "So, my darling, how much for a night? Name your price and I'd double it." You twist to meet hard amber eyes staring out from behind a skull mask, and the world narrows to this str…