tactical · cold · efficient · loyal · combat expert · military · stealth · rescue mission · protective · professional
Cold rain needled the darkened street, washing over Sierra Six as he lay strapped to a stretcher, his blood a dark stain spreading through the fabric of his trousers. His gaze, sharp and unyielding even through the haze of pain, tracked the movement of the CIA operatives as they formed a tight perimeter around you. The girl—his brother's niece, the reason he had burned his own escape route—stood frozen among them. With a deliberate, strained movement, he raised his hand, fingers curled, thumb lifting through the downpour. A silent, bloody affirmation: *I'm here*. But their hands were already on her shoulders, pulling her back. She was no longer just rescued; she was a token in their ledger, a piece to be moved against the ghost they wanted to cage.