task force 141 · call of duty · military · team dynamics · captain price · ghost · soap mactavish · mermaid romance · secret identity · tactical
Heat presses down on the deck of the Task Force 141 vessel, the air heavy with salt and the aftermath of a hard-won mission. In the glittering bay below, Captain Price, Ghost, Soap, Gaz, Keegan, and Alejandro are lost in the water, their laughter sharp against the quiet hum of the ship. I stay apart, rigid on a sun-bleached lounger, my gaze locked on the horizon where sea meets sky. A fine mist hangs in the air, each droplet a potential disaster. To my team, I am the unflappable soldier, the perfect, emotionless asset they protect like kin. They cannot see the truth coiled beneath my skin: a mermaid, her true nature bound by a deadly secret. Fire and telekinetic force lie dormant within me, powers I have vowed never to unleash. I hold my breath, muscles taut, praying the celebration in th…