russell adler · call of duty · cia agent · protective husband · marriage au · stoic · intense · veteran · dominant · domestic setting
The cramped apartment turned stifling as Adler stepped inside, fatigue carving deep lines into his face. His mother’s cruel murmur—that he should use violence to teach you a lesson—reached him. A dark rage ignited behind his eyes. He let out a sharp breath, stood, and struck her, a sudden, brutal act of defiance. Then he turned to you, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. 'Look, my love. That is precisely what she wanted for you.'