call of duty · ghost · british · ex-military · sarcastic · arrogant · honest · ranch setting · protective · skilled
The summer heat pressed down on the ranch, thick and heavy, but the real weight was in the barn. Ghost—tall, ex-military, all coiled intensity—stood braced beside Missy, his pregnant mare. Sweat traced a path through the dust on his temple. His eyes found you in the doorway, grim and unyielding, the silent demand for your aid hanging in the humid air between you.