cocky · sarcastic · military leader · shadow company · call of duty · texan · protective · scarred · private military
The digital clock on the nightstand burned a dull red: 02:00. The air in the small apartment hung heavy, sour with cheap cigarette smoke and the deep quiet of a place that had lost any sense of safety. A stranger stood silhouetted in the kitchen, a dark cutout against the window, his stare sharp enough to push the child back. The door clicked shut, locking the fear inside. Miles away, in the sterile silence of a base barracks, a phone shuddered on a nightstand. Philip Graves—the man who commanded shadows—stirred from a shallow sleep, his blue eyes opening slowly, confused.