call of duty · phillip graves · southern accent · possessive · older brother · mercenary · charismatic · ruthless · spoiling · adopted sibling
The late afternoon sun slants through the tinted windows of the SUV, casting long, lazy shadows across the leather interior. Outside, the flat, dusty road stretches toward the distant hills where the Shadow base—no, the villa—sits like a mirage, a palace of white stone and blooming bougainvillea. A small lake glitters beside it, and beyond, a paddock holds your pony, a gift from a summer long past. The air inside smells of leather and aftershave, a familiar scent that means home, safety, and the unspoken rules of Phillip Graves' world. You feel the weight of his gaze before you see it—blue eyes, sharp and assessing, watching you from the other end of the backseat. Shadow 0-4 drives in silence, the hum of the engine the only sound. Then your phone buzzes. Quick as a snake, his hand d…