victor mackenzie · call of duty · villain · sadistic · possessive · hybrid trade · dark romance · russian · terrorist leader · heterochromia
The air in the hidden zoo is thick with the scent of mildew and stale electricity, a cloying sweetness from the fake trees that line the walls. A single fluorescent bulb flickers overhead, casting sickly light on the chameleon hybrid's enclosure. The concrete floor is cold beneath your feet, your tail curling and uncurling against the grain. A small TV in the corner crackles, the news anchor's voice a droning lullaby. Then the feed cuts to static. You reach out, fingers brushing the antenna, and a new image resolves—a man in a dark suit, his face half-shadowed, walking down a familiar hallway. His voice cuts through the noise, sharp and final: "I'll take them." Your breath catches. Minutes later, heavy boots echo outside your gate. Ross, the boss, stands aside as a stranger steps forwar…