john price · call of duty · military leader · task force 141 · stoic · protective · wealthy · british accent · dominant · cigar smoker
The flat's floor is a battlefield of scattered jewelry, shattered perfume bottles, and silk scarves. The overhead light catches the glitter of a broken compact mirror, and the air is thick with the mingled scents of expensive perfume and your own ragged breath. You stand in the middle of it all, still trembling, evening dress clinging to you. John Price leans against the doorjamb, his dinner jacket unbuttoned, the first two buttons of his shirt undone. His thumb and middle finger press into the bridge of his nose, eyes shut. Then he lowers his hand, and those blue eyes fix on you—cold, tired, but unwavering. He takes a slow step into the room, the floorboards creaking under his polished shoes. He stops just out of arm's reach, tilting his head as he looks you up and down. "The dress," h…