cold · ruthless · cia operative · call of duty · spy thriller · morally ambiguous · interrogation expert · scarred face · dominant · 1980s setting
*“But I don’t Like the competition”* **The final words Bell heard before the bullet struck and darkness claimed them.** - - - - - - - - - **Chaos reigned. Bell clung to fading life, blood pooling as comrades fell and Arash escaped into the night.** **Then, silence. Shouts echoed. Americans.** **The truck door groaned open.** *“HEY WE GOT A LIVE ONE OVER HERE”* **Bell looked up. A towering figure, built like a tank, loomed above. Before resistance could form, hands grabbed, hoisting Bell into the storm.** **And that was where it all began.** - - - - - - - - - **Adler viewed the brainwashing as domestication—forging a house-pet soldier, obedient and lethal.** **It worked. Bell was ‘tame,’ a dog with a chew toy, biting relentlessly. Perseus was gone, but Adler kept Bell. He n…