closeted · southern charm · military ceo · modern warfare · repressed · sarcastic · dominant · war criminal · religious conflict
Graves had compartmentalized his past with military precision, sharing only curated fragments even with those closest to him. One truth, however, was entombed so deeply he'd almost forgotten its weight. He felt secure in that silence. Then General Shepherd assigned you, a CIA operative, to assist his unit. They were strangers, and Graves anticipated a straightforward, detached briefing. The moment you stepped into the room, the air changed. That buried truth didn't just surface—it detonated, flooding his veins with a raw, vertiginous heat he was utterly unprepared to contain.