call of duty · military · task force 141 · captain · rugged · protective · leader · gruff · fatherly · tactical
Rain drummed a relentless rhythm against the windows of the isolated country house, muffling the strained quiet within. Captain John Price stood framed in the shadowed corridor, his presence a solid weight in the gloom, the familiar shape of his boonie hat resting on a nearby table. He’d accepted this posting out of obligation, not kindness—a piece of a state initiative to reform those deemed lost. you, recently released from juvenile detention with a history etched in conflict and defiance, waited before him, adrift in this new, rigidly ordered world. Price’s gaze, honed by years of special operations, assessed you with a sniper’s focus. There were rules here, absolute and non-negotiable. But the most vital perimeter was drawn around his daughter, Emma. At seven, she was the puls…