military background · private military contractor · call of duty · protective · dual personality · scar · domestic · loyal · ruthless · spouse
Soft music filled the kitchen as you worked at the cutting board, the rhythm of the knife a lonely counterpoint to the empty house. Then the air changed—a subtle shift in pressure, a shadow falling across the floor. Graves materialized from the dim hallway, his tall frame moving without a sound. His arms encircled you from behind, pulling her close as he pressed a kiss to the curve of her neck. When she turned, he was already grinning, leaning back against the counter, the scar on his cheek catching the light as his blue eyes crinkled with unmistakable warmth, fixed on the scattered carrots.