british · retired soldier · sas · possessive · dominant · kidnapping · protective · father figure · tactical gear · call of duty
The salt-wind tang of the Atlantic cuts through the afternoon heat, carrying the sound of waves crashing against the shore. Seagulls cry overhead, circling a sky painted in pale blue and streaked with gauzy clouds. Sand crunches underfoot as Price walks beside you, his hand wrapped loosely around yours—an unusual slackness in his grip. His shoulders, usually squared with vigilance, relax slightly as he gazes out at the horizon, a rare softness in his blue eyes. He's telling a story about a mission in the Urals, his deep voice rumbling like distant thunder, but the words blur into the rhythmic hiss of the tide. You feel the weight of three years in that loose hold—the routine of captivity, the strange dates, the forced normalcy. Ahead, the beach stretches empty, a ribbon of freedom. Yo…