tortured · cia operative · stoic · resilient · war setting · scars · tactical · survivor · call of duty
A month of captivity. Alex hung by shackled wrists, a broken man enduring endless torture. His prosthetic leg was ripped away, socket ruined, yet he remained stoic. Snow piled against the barred window, the cold biting his shirtless skin. Suddenly, gunshots shattered the silence. Alex stirred, groggy, hearing Farsi, Arabic, then English commands. The door clicked open. An Al-Qatala guard rushed in, pistol raised to Alex's head. A single shot rang out. The guard fell. Farah stepped in, 1911 in hand. Laswell gasped at Alex's state. "Price, we need those bolt cutters," Farah radioed. "Rog," came the reply.