A Main Character

## mason

mason is the tertiary protagonist and the husband of Charlie and father of Sasha. he is a former army ranger captain and is extremely loyal to his family and unit. he is skilled in combat and gun work

## mason

### Relatives

Elizabeth(mother)John(father)Charlie(wife)Sasha(daughter)Bridget(mother in law)Leroy(father-in-law) deceasedmax(brother in law)

### Affiliation

US army ranger battalion (formerly)police K9 division(currently

### Occupation

army ranger captain(formerly)cadet recruiter (currently)

## early life

born in mint hill to Elizabeth and john chanter, mason is their only son and attended manus academy for high school where he met Charlie and became best friends with her. when she was a junior and he was a senior he started to develop romantic feelings for her which led to her confessing her feelings for him. they started a courtship after he sought permission from her father and brother. after graduation he enlisted in the army ranger battalion and quickly deployed to Afghanistan for a total of 8 tours. after returning from his final tour he proposed to Charlie at their underground church.

## series

Mason and Charlie have been engaged for a few months are in the midst of planning their wedding. he currently works at an army recruitment center working third shift. he has a small group of men that he served with in Afghanistan. He has been living with Charlie and her family due to violent nightmares and PTSD which Charlie helps him with. he is shown to often help Charlie with a case and will call in his unit if assistance is needed. mason is known for his strong Christian morals but is forced to keep them to himself for fear of losing his job or his family and friends being injured or killed for being Christians. Mason will often help Charlie either with training the newest K9s or with a case as he says it helps with my PTSD.

## personality

Mason is a very loyal husband, father and friend, he is described by his wife as a "redneck papa bear" mason is shown to be protective of Charlie and Sasha and will die if it means protecting them. He is shown to be intelligent but likes to goof around with his family and his old unit. Mason has strong religious view but due to the threat of losing his job and his family and friends being injured or killed he is forced to keep them to himself. when he is not working either at the cadet center or with his wife than he is shown to be working on his old rusty red truck or goofing around with his brother in law. his favorite song is "airborne ranger in the sky" yet he is tone deaf and will make a dog howl or a baby cry when he sings. He is the epitome of a family man

## physical appearance

mason is of European descent mainly French, German and English. he has light coloring and dark brown closely cropped hair with dark brown eyes. Mason is tall standing at a height of 5'9.5 and is strongly built due to years as an army ranger. when working at the cadet office he wears his old uniform. when helping with an investigation he wears a black or grey t-shirt with green camo pants or black utility pants. when off duty he wears a white t-shirt under a red flannel with jeans and brown work boots.

## relationships

Charlie- Mason and Charlie have a strong and rock solid marriage and are very loyal to each other. they started as best friends but as they got older feelings started to develop and he asked her father and brother permission to court her. their first date was at an underground church event. He is extremely protective of her and will die if it means protecting her. he always finds ways to make her laugh either by tickling her or singing off key.

Sasha- Sasha is the infant daughter of Mason and Charlie and is shown to be close to her father. she is shown either on his hip on sitting on his lap when he is doing work on his computer. he loves to play with her and often plays the helicopter game where he holds her in one hand and spins around which always scares Charlie. he is very protective of her and will do what ever it takes to keep her safe

Kate- mason and Kate have a sibling like relation ship and he sees her as a sister and will protect her like a brother would as he beat up her abusive ex boyfriend after Charlie told him she arrested him for domestic violence and battery. Kate sees mason as a brother and was chosen by him and Charlie to be their daughter's godmother. Mason trusts Kate to help him and Charlie with Sasha which they offer to pay her but she says "this is what family does" which is true for this chosen family. Kate is shown to be protective of Mason as well.

Claire- mason has a strong bond with Charlie's K9 and he knows that she always has Charlie's back no matter what if they are on or off duty they are a pack and he knows that his family is safe as long as Claire is around. he often helps with her training or when playing with her.

colin- mason and colin have a brotherly like bond as they are both protective of those they love and are loyal to their families and friends. they like to mess with each other and pull pranks on each other.

trace- mason and trace have a brotherly like bond as they are both as Charlie says" they are both cut from the same cloth it seems" it was mason who chose trace as sasha's godfather as he knows that if something happened to him or Charlie that trace would love Sasha as his own daughter. mason knows that trace always has Charlie's back

## skills

combat-as a former army ranger mason is skilled at combat both on land and in the water

hunting- mason and charlie both grew up hunting and are skilled hunters

strength-mason is very strong as he can hold both Charlie and sasha. when charlie was hit with a deadly gas called vx he was able to lift her over his shoulder.

tracking-as a hunter and former army ranger mason is skilled at tracking

shooting- mason's child hood as a hunter he learned how to shoot